Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar conducted field inspections of key healthcare projects in Badr City, Obour and Nasr City in Cairo and Qalyubeya, as part of efforts to speed up construction and improve medical services. The tour focused on progress at central laboratories and general hospitals, with directives to boost staffing and green spaces.
Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar began his tour at the Central Laboratories Complex in Badr City, reviewing engineering designs and progress on the main building spanning 7,700 sqm over four floors in a 40,000 sqm total area. The ministry stated the first phase costs EGP 1.375bn and the second EGP 2bn, with over 90% completion; full handover is due by end-April 2026 and trial operations in July.
Abdel Ghaffar said the complex is being developed to international standards for advanced lab services, praising the design and execution pace.
He then visited Obour General Hospital, 99% complete on 16,700 sqm at EGP 520m. It will feature 189 beds—122 inpatient, 47 ICU, 20 incubators, 20 dialysis—and five operating theatres to serve about one million residents.
The minister reviewed layouts and operational plans, directing expansion of green spaces for better patient and staff environments.
In an unannounced visit to the Third District Medical Centre in Badr City, he inspected labs and pharmacy, ordering more staff across specialties and a pharmacist reallocation review. Abdel Ghaffar engaged with patients, instructing quick responses to their needs.
At Nasr City Health Insurance Hospital (464 beds total), he followed upgrades; phase one is operational, including labs, blood bank and a new 11-bed ICU, with more renovations due in three months.
He was accompanied by assistants Peter Wajih, Sherif Mostafa and Mohamed Abdel Hakim.