What was on the cabinet’s agenda this week? The Madbouly cabinet approved a number of key decisions during its weekly meeting yesterday — among the most significant:

#1- Universal health ins. for Aswan: The cabinet approved the official rollout of the Universal Health Ins. System in Aswan starting 1 July 2025. As part of the plan, non-emergency medical services will be suspended for uninsured individuals beginning 1 January 2026.

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That’s a wrap on phase one: Aswan will be the last governorate to implement the system in the first phase rollout, paving the way for phase two. The system has already launched in Port Said, Luxor, Ismailia, South Sinai, and Suez.

REMEMBER- First announced in 2016, the Universal Health Ins. System is designed to provide comprehensive healthcare to all citizens, regardless of their financial capacity to pay, while linking up healthcare providers through a digital backend storing patients’ medical records.

#2- Medical storage project in the works: The cabinet approved classifying a project to set up an integrated network of medical logistics warehouses for drugs and medical equipment and supplies as a national project, which would streamline permit approvals. The project aims to strengthen Egypt’s strategic reserve of medical supplies and ensure fair distribution nationwide.

#3- Fewer dog breeds will be deemed dangerous: The cabinet approved a draft decision from the Agriculture Ministry amending the list of dangerous animals under the 2023 law regulating ownership. The number of dog breeds classified as dangerous has been revised down to 3 from 16, while 27 other breeds may now be licensed. The Fila Brasileiro, Presa Canario, and Boerboel are the only breeds now classified as dangerous and prohibited, Agriculture Minister Alaa Farouk told Yahduth Fi Misr’s Sherif Amer. (watch, runtime: 9:03)

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