Monday, July 31, 2023
Orange Egypt To Eliminate Breast Tumor Surgery Waiting Lists
Orange Egypt has announced its support for the presidential initiative '100 Healthy Days' campaign, which was
launched under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in collaboration with "Cleopatra Hospital" Group and
"Sherif Omar" Foundation for Oncology, to encourage private sector participation in the initiative to better serve the
community.
Orange Egypt's participation was announced in the presence of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and
Population, Mr. Hesham Mahran, Orange Egypt's Chief Enterprise line of business officer, Dr. Ahmed Ezz El-Din, CEO and
Managing Director of Cleopatra Hospital Group, and Omar Sharif Omar, CEO of Sherif Omar Foundation, as well as a
number of top executives and officials from various sectors in the state.
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly had launched the 100 Healthy Days campaign to target the 105 million people
living across the country. The 100 Healthy Days campaign aims to boost the overall health of Egyptian people by
providing them with free health-care services, including early detection and treatment of cancer. Using over 5,000
primary care units nationwide, the campaign includes 500 medical convoys and 700 hospitals to offer check-up,
treatment, testing, and screening services at the state's expense, while Six mobile clinics were also deployed to
provide "mammography" services.
On this occasion, Hesham Mahran, Orange Egypt's Chief Business Officer, stated "As an Egyptian telecom operator, we
are committed to taking on a wide range of duties and responsibilities towards the society we serve by engaging in
various development areas such as health, education and the environment, as well as other areas primarily aimed at
community development and supporting the people in need."
"Orange Egypt is joining the presidential initiative for the second year in a row by supporting the "Weqaya" program
to treat breast tumors, recognizing the importance of urgent intervention to end waiting lists for breast tumor
operations, as an essential issue to reduce recovery time and prevent possible complications after surgery," he added.
"Orange Egypt seeks to encourage privileged groups in society, particularly the private sector, to increase their
contribution in this regard, especially given the high burden of medical costs for this type of surgeries, as rapid
surgical intervention helps us to ensure that women get better results.", Mahran explained.
For his part, Dr. Ahmed Ezz El-Din, CEO and Managing Director of Cleopatra Hospital Group, stated that this national
initiative, launched under the auspices of His Excellency President El-Sisi, aims to provide many health services
related to various age groups within 100 days in order to improve the health of millions of Egyptians.
"Therefore, there is a need to act on a large scale and within the framework of integration and unification of
efforts among national public institutions, private sector organizations, civil society and development partners in
Egypt. This initiative attempts to deliver an integrated set of services, comparable to social responsibility to
Egyptians, with the goal of getting the initiative's services to all social groups, particularly those in need. As a
result, Egypt may live a better life and raise the standard of living for Egyptians, assuring a decent life for them",
he added.
"We are committed to playing our role by participating in the "100 Healthy Days" campaign, one of the President's key
initiatives as part of uniting all the efforts of public and private sectors to fight disease and reduce poverty,
ensure a good life with sustainable development in all the governorates of Egypt, meet the health needs of the people
and invest in development of human health Egypt", Ezz El-Din illustrated.
Ultimately, he stated that Cleopatra Hospital Group welcomes community participation in the initiative to develop and
improve Egyptians' health indicators, as well as state collaboration in effecting actual change, in order to devote
all work efforts to establishing and developing our beloved Egypt.