Port Said health facilities record 362,662 medical services throughout 2025

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population provided 362,662 medical services through hospitals and health facilities in Port Said governorate between January and December 2025, the ministry announced in a statement.

The services were delivered under the directives of Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, as part of the “Egypt Vision 2030” strategy to achieve universal health coverage.

Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the ministry’s official spokesperson, said the Health Affairs Directorate provided 127,026 services at the Chest and Fever hospitals, benefiting 43,836 citizens. This total included 34,319 outpatient clinic services, 33,909 emergency and reception cases, 536 internal admissions, and 70 intensive care unit (ICU) cases. Additionally, the facilities conducted 9,297 remote diagnostic services and handled 4,957 infectious disease surveillance reports.

The spokesperson noted that the Marine Hospital (Chest and Fever) underwent significant development, increasing capacity to 20 ICU beds, 26 internal beds, and six emergency and isolation beds. Infrastructure upgrades included the demolition of an old radiology building, the digital transformation of radiology services with film printing capabilities, and the construction of a new building for radiology, laboratories, and clinics. A new chest ICU with a 20-bed capacitywas also inaugurated.