Egypt has completed 289 healthcare projects with a total cost of around EGP 9.6 billion in three years, Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said said, according to an official report.
Projects include building new hospitals in Assiut, Minya, Matrouh, Sharqia, Damietta, North Sinai, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Beheira, El-Said added.
As per a report by the Egyptian planning ministry, Aswan saw highest number of healthcare projects in Egypt, with around 59 projects at a total cost of EGP 1 billion, followed by Luxor, Port Said, Ismailia, Minya, and Suez.
Around 50% of the executed projects were located in Upper Egypt, the report revealed.