OPEN// PM affirms top priority given to health system under president Sisi
The premier was delivering a speech at a ceremony held to celebrate the 123rd anniversary of establishing the Egyptian Ambulance Service at the new headquarters of the Egyptian Ambulance Organization in Hadayek October city, Giza governorate.
The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, a host of ministers and governors, lawmakers, Dr. Amr Rashid, the Chairman of the Egyptian Ambulance Organization.
Ambassadors of Arab and foreign countries, health sector leaders, media figures, representatives of the Suez Canal Authority, members of major international companies operating in Egypt as well as personnel from the ambulance organization were also present at the event.
In his speech, Madbouli commended the Egyptian Ambulance Service saying: 'This distinguished entity has carried a noble mission and a great humanitarian responsibility—to save lives and provide urgent care to those in need across every inch of Egypt, throughout years.'
'Over 123 years of continuous service, the Egyptian Ambulance System has undergone tremendous development, with thousands of paramedics and ambulance stations and vehicles deployed across the country to serve all citizens.'
The premier hailed the newly introduced services of the Egyptian Ambulance Organization, through collaboration with other state institution, including the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Egyptian Ambulance Organization on a 17,000-square-meter site, the launch of the organization's call center, the largest government call center in Egypt and the Middle East, with a capacity of 187 seats and equipped with the latest communication technology. (MENA)
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