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President Abdel Fattah El Sisi instructed the government to begin rolling out the universal health insurance system in Luxor and South Sinai in March 2020, according to Ahram Online.<\/a> The government\u2019s universal healthcare scheme is set to be introduced in Ismailia in January 2020<\/a>, after being introduced on a pilot basis in Port Said in July<\/a>. The program will cover all of Egypt by 2032 over six phases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi instructed the government to begin rolling out the universal health insurance system in Luxor and South Sinai in March 2020, according to Ahram Online. 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