Universal Health Insurance for Universal Health Coverage: Sharing the Egyptian Experience

Opening reflections

Speakers

• Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, Regional Director, WHO EMRO

Roundtable

• Financing for Health with a focus on PHC
• The Egyptian experience in increasing budget allocation for Health through the new HI scheme

Introductory remarks

• Dr Ahmed Khalifa, Health Economist, Egypt WCO (P)

Moderator

• Dr Awad Mataria, Director, UHC/HS, WHO EMRO (P)

Panelists

• H.E. Dr Khaled AbdelGhaffar, Minister of Health and Population, Egypt (P)
• H.E. Dr Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance, Egypt
• H.E. Dr Hala El-Said, Minister of Planning & Economic Development, Egypt
• Dr Naeema Al-Gasseer, WHO Representative in Egypt (P)

Guided interventions:

• Dr Ahmed El-Sobky, Assistant Minister of Health and Population, Chairman for General Authority of Health Care and Supervisor of the Universal Health Insurance (P)
• Dr Mai Farid, Assistant Minister & Executive director Economic Justice Unit, Ministry of Finance, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Universal Health Insurance Authority (P)
• Dr Tamer Essam, Chairman of Egyptian Drug Authority HQ (P)
• Dr Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, Secretarty General for University Teaching Hospitals (TBC)
• Mr Joseph Douglas Kutzin, Unit Head, Health Financing, WHO/HQ (P)
• Mr Idrissa Dia, Director, Economic & Social Infrastructure Global Practices Department, IsDB, Jeddah, KSA (V)

Q&A

Key takeaways

Speakers

• Mr Henrick Axelson, Consultant, WHO/EMRO (TBC)