The hospital, which features 11 operating rooms and 47 intensive care beds, is designed to provide medical services to approximately 7 million residents, according to Ahmed Nadi al-Shuweikh, the facility’s director. Madbouly, accompanied by the ministers of industry and higher education, said the visit focused on monitoring the implementation of projects under the “Haya Karima” (Decent Life) initiative to ensure they enter service for local citizens.
Minya University President Essam el-Din Farhat said the governorate’s university hospitals currently provide 2 million medical services annually across 1,700 beds. He added that ongoing projects, including the Triple University Hospital and specialised units for ophthalmology, oncology, and paediatrics, will add a further 1,050 beds to the regional healthcare system.
In the industrial sector, Madbouly visited the Giza Garments factory, which currently operates 45 production lines with2,200 employees. Fadel Marzouq, chairman of Giza Spinning and Weaving, stated that the facility exports goods worth $4m per month. Marzouq outlined expansion plans to increase the workforce to 7,000 and raise annual exports to $150m by 2028 through the opening of three additional factories. The company currently operates in a 50-50 partnership with Vietnam’s Golden Avenue.