Egypt rolls out in-home healthcare with 2,000 visits in Port Said, Ismailia - Health
The programme aims to deliver comprehensive medical care to citizens in their homes with high efficiency and quality.
Egypt Healthcare Authority (EHA) Chairman Ahmed El-Sobky said the service—part of the Universal Health Insurance System (UHIS)—is currently available in the two governorates, with plans for gradual nationwide expansion. Medical teams operate under standardized clinical protocols, offering services including family medicine, nursing, physical therapy, chronic disease management, and elderly care. Upcoming additions will include post-surgical and mental health support.
The initiative deploys Home Care Cars—specially equipped vehicles stocked with advanced medical tools—to ensure rapid response and maintain patient comfort and privacy. Services are provided within 48 hours of request, or the same day for urgent cases. Requests are currently made through affiliated family medicine units, with a dedicated hotline (15305) set to launch soon.
The service is open to all citizens, regardless of UHIS enrollment. El-Sobky described the project as a 'qualitative shift' in care delivery—prioritizing patient-centred, integrated services and moving away from traditional, facility-based models.
The announcement comes as UHIS was officially launched in Aswan this month, marking the final governorate in the first phase of the nationwide rollout. Aswan is the sixth to join, following Port Said, Ismailia, South Sinai, Suez, and Luxor.
Phase one, focused on infrastructure upgrades, has cost over EGP 51 billion. Phase two, expected to begin later this year, will extend coverage to Damietta, Marsa Matrouh, Kafr El-Sheikh, North Sinai, and Minya, at an estimated cost of EGP 115 billion.
Initially set for 2032, the full UHIS rollout is now slated for completion by 2027 under presidential directives.
Aswan is the sixth governorate to join the UHIS and the second in Upper Egypt after Luxor. The multi-phase programme began in 2018 in Port Said and has since expanded to Ismailia, South Sinai, Suez, and Luxor.
Phase one, focused on infrastructure upgrades, has cost over EGP 51 billion. Phase two, expected to begin later this year, will extend coverage to Damietta, Marsa Matrouh, Kafr El-Sheikh, North Sinai, and Minya, at an estimated cost of EGP 115 billion.
Initially set for 2032, the full UHIS rollout is now slated for completion by 2027 under presidential directives.
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