Planning: 2.2 Million Infected People with Hepatitis C Received Treatment, Doctors Examined 70 Mln Citizens

Egypt has introduced many initiatives, programs, and strategic projects in the health sector.  Among the most important initiatives launched by the Egyptian state are; The “Eradicate Hepatitis C” initiative, which resulted in the examination of 70 million citizens and the treatment of 2.2 million infected with hepatitis C, with a cure rate of more than 95%.

The infected people represent about 14% of the population. Egypt has also made great progress with regard to the production of drugs to treat Hepatitis C, which has resulted in a decrease in the cost of treatment from $64,000 per patient in 2013, to $100 today, and this has helped in saving more than 2.5 billion dollars.

A report by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development stated that the Egyptian state allocated about EGP 572 billion from the general budget for government spending on the health sector during the previous eight years (14/2015-21/2022), with a growth rate of 285% compared to the previous eight years (06/ 2007-13/2014).