Egypt passed a reform act in 2018 that will see a universal health insurance system rolled out across the country and will place family medicine (FM) as its bedrock.1 Egypt has a population of over 90 million, the third largest in Africa, with its people densely packed on 7% of its land along the Nile valley and delta. Two-thirds of Egyptian citizens are under the age of 29, with 28% living in poverty. With an estimated 120 million population by 2030, good-quality education and primary health care (PHC) represent huge challenges.2
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Currently the Ministry of Healthcare and Population provides FM through PHC units that cover almost every neighbourhood and village in the country. They deliver acute and chronic illness care, vaccinations, contraceptive services, and antenatal care, yet most people obtain primary care from the outpatient …