The most prominent efforts of the General Authority for Health Care to localize techniques for treating heart diseases

The Egyptian state continuously seeks to strengthen the health sector as one of the basic pillars of comprehensive sustainable development, believing that citizen health and safety is a basis for achieving economic and social growth. This interest comes within the framework of a comprehensive vision based on improving the quality of health services, expanding the scope of comprehensive health insurance, and applying the latest international standards in hospitals and medical centers, ensuring the provision of advanced health care for all citizens.

Investing in medical personnel, transferring international expertise, and localizing the latest therapeutic technologies are an integral part of these efforts, as this contributes to building a strong and sustainable health system capable of facing medical challenges.complex and improving public health indicators in the long term, in addition to that these strategies support the social and economic dimensions of comprehensive sustainable development, by reducing chronic diseases, especially heart diseases, increasing individuals’ productivity, and improving the quality of life, which reflects Egypt’s Vision 2030, which aims to build a healthy society capable of effective participation in comprehensive sustainable development.

With these efforts, the state confirms its keenness to link health development with the environmental, social and economic principles of sustainable development, to ensure a healthy and safe future for future generations.

Visit of the international Spanish expert

In light of these efforts made to strengthen the health system and link it to sustainable development, the General Authority for Health Care recently witnessed an important step in the field of precise cardiac care, through the visit of the international Spanish expert.In cardiology and interventional catheterization, Dr. Jose Diaz Fernandez, to the Suez and Ismailia Medical Complexes.

This visit was part of the Authority’s strategy that aims to transfer international medical expertise, train Egyptian cadres, and localize the latest global technologies in treating chronic heart diseases, thus enhancing the ability of hospitals to provide advanced and safe services to beneficiaries of the comprehensive health insurance system in various governorates.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Health Care, confirmed that the visit of the Spanish expert represents an important step in the path of developing cardiac and interventional catheterization services, pointing out that international cooperation and the transfer of practical experiences are among the basic pillars for improving the quality of health care provided to citizens, especially in subspecialties.

He pointed out that at the Suez Medical Complex, advance preparations were made for the visit by organizing preparatory clinics over two days, during which medical examinations were conducted on about 130 cases of chronic heart disease, in preparation for their presentation and discussion with the Spanish expert, within the framework of an integrated work system aimed at selecting the most appropriate cases for advanced interventions.

For transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI)

It is worth noting that the medical team in the Cardiology and Catheterization Department at the Suez Medical Complex, led by Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ali, Head of the Cardiology and Catheterization Department, and Prof. Dr. Mohamed Sabry, Consultant in Cardiology and Catheterization, and in cooperation with the Spanish expert, succeeded in performing two cases of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) for patients over the age of seventy years, to be a safe alternative to open-heart surgery, and interventions were performed.Successfully according to the highest medical standards.

Visit the Ismailia Medical Complex

Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki indicated that the Spanish expert’s visit included the Ismailia Medical Complex, where a specialized workshop (TAVI Workshop) was organized that aimed to train about 20 interventional cardiologists. The workshop focused on transferring practical and applied experience in the field of cardiology and interventional catheterization, and introducing doctors to the latest technologies and precise therapeutic procedures, which contributes to raising the efficiency of Egyptian medical teams and developing their skills in this vital specialty.

Adding that the workshop also included successfully performing two transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) operations within the complex, which enhances the readiness of medical teams to deal with such cases and provide advanced and safe care for patients, as well as localizing the latest delicate cardiac interventions in Egypt, stressing the importance ofThese practical experiences in providing high-quality health care also support the authority’s strategy in building a sustainable health system that raises the level of medical services in accordance with the latest international standards.

International Medical Cooperation Programs

In addition to the above, Dr. Ahmed Al-Sabki confirmed that the General Authority for Health Care continues to implement international medical cooperation programs and expand the scope of benefiting from global expertise, in a way that supports the country’s goals in building a modern and sustainable health system, and ensures the provision of advanced and safe treatment services to beneficiaries of the comprehensive health insurance system in various governorates.

This visit comes within the efforts of the General Authority for Health Care to transfer international medical expertise and localize the latest therapeutic technologies within Egyptian health facilities.

And inIn conclusion, the results of the Spanish expert’s visit to the Suez and Ismailia Medical Complexes reflect a practical shift in the concept of developing cardiac care within the comprehensive health insurance system. The visit was not limited to exchanging theoretical experiences, but rather extended to the actual application of precise techniques such as changing the aortic valve with a catheter (TAVI), and training Egyptian medical personnel to practice it within state facilities.

This model of international cooperation also confirms that the localization of cardiac and interventional catheterization services has become a reality taking shape within government hospitals, reducing dependence on external referrals and ensuring patients’ access to advanced treatment in their governorates.

The Earth Guards Foundationconfirms that this experience highlights the ability of the General Authority for Health Care to link practical training and transferMedical technology, and achieving sustainability in providing precise specialized services, in a way that supports the state’s vision of building a modern health system that relies on people, experience and knowledge and does not rely solely on advanced infrastructure.