Egypt

Healthcare System

Egypt's healthcare system is transitioning to universal health insurance under Law No. 2 of 2018. The UHIA (Universal Health Insurance Authority) is being rolled out governorate by governorate starting with Port Said (2020), followed by Luxor, Ismailia, Suez, and South Sinai. The Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) operates a network of public hospitals and health centers. A large private sector serves those who can afford it, with growing medical tourism especially in cardiac, orthopedic, and oncology care.

System Type: Mixed public/private; Universal Health Insurance Authority (UHIA) rollout in progress
Regulatory Body: EDA (Egyptian Drug Authority, established 2019) — replaced NODCAR and assumed drug registration/quality control. MOHP (Ministry of Health and Population) — health policy, public hospitals. NAQAAE (National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education) for health education.
Data Protection: Personal Data Protection Law No. 151/2020; supervised by Personal Data Protection Centre (PDPC) under MCIT
Currency: EGP
Emergency Number: 123 (ambulance), 122 (police), 180 (MOH hotline)
Languages: ar

Coding Systems

diagnosis

ICD-10 (WHO, Arabic translation)

ICD-10 WHO edition used in official health reporting and MOHP/UHIA documentation. Arabic translation of ICD-10 in use. Medical documentation may mix Arabic ICD terms with Latin transliterations.

dental

FDI (ISO 3950)

FDI two-digit notation standard. Egypt has no independent dental coding system. Private dental sector uses FDI and occasional Palmer notation in older documentation.

procedures

UHIA procedure catalogue (in development)

UHIA is developing a national procedure price list and catalogue. Currently varies by facility. No standardized CPT/OPCS equivalent nationally adopted yet.

drugs

EDA registration number

Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) registers all drugs and assigns a registration number. Egyptian pharmacopoeia (EP) governs drug standards. NODCAR (National Organization for Drug Control and Research) functions now under EDA.

Translation Corridors

EG→SA/AE/KW (Egyptian workers in Gulf — Egyptian records for Gulf insurer, or Gulf records to bring back to Egypt) EG→DE (Egyptian students and professionals in Germany) EG→US (Egyptian-American community) EG→GB (Egyptian diaspora in UK) Regional: SY/SD/YE→EG (Syrian/Sudanese refugees' records for UHIA/private care in Egypt)

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