The network aims to digitize tissue and cell examinations using AI to improve the accuracy and speed of diagnosing diseases and tumours. It could also reduce the financial burden on the health insurance system and allow Egyptian specialists to prepare pathology reports remotely, the ministry said.
The minister and the Huawei delegation discussed the latest developments in digital transformation cooperation and the use of the newest technologies in the health system, the statement said.
The talks also reviewed plans for the national digital pathology and remote diagnosis network, which would facilitate the exchange of medical consultations between centres and hospitals in different governorates.
Ministry Spokesperson Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar said the initiative aligns with the ministry’s strategic vision for digital transformation under Egypt Vision 2030.
He said the project aims to establish an integrated network for archiving and sharing digital slides. It would also turn hospitals and oncology centres into research and scientific hubs, attract medical professionals, support the adoption of modern medical technologies, and provide doctors with opportunities for training and professional development.
The spokesperson said the project would improve the capacity for early and definitive tumour diagnosis.
In July, the Egypt Healthcare Authority introduced its health information system at 265 primary healthcare centres and units across six governorates.
The digital pathology project would also create new opportunities to benefit from Egyptian medical expertise through remote report-writing services, Abdel-Ghaffar said. He added that it would strengthen Egypt’s position in health tourism by allowing specialists to assess cases from abroad and determine suitable treatment programmes before patients arrive.
Deputy Health Ministers Mohamed El-Tayeb and Amr Kandil; Maha Ibrahim, head of the Secretariat of Specialized Medical Centres; and other senior ministry officials attended the meeting.
The ministry launched the National Digital Health Strategy 2025–2029 in November 2025 at the Global Congress on Population, Health, and Human Development. The roadmap aims to establish a people-centred, interoperable digital health system based on standardized national health data.
On Tuesday, Abdel-Ghaffar said Egypt was working on more than 1,300 health projects worth EGP 400 billion, speaking at Egypt Forum 2026.
He acknowledged that many hospitals have yet to be built. He said presidential public-health initiatives had become a permanent part of the system, supporting a shift toward prevention and early diagnosis.
Chinese investment is also flowing into Egypt’s health industry. Chinese company Jieya Egypt is investing $67 million in an integrated industrial complex for healthcare products in the Sokhna Integrated Zone, part of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, the Cabinet Media Centre said on 31 August.
The ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with Roche Diagnostics Egypt on 8 March 2026 to launch a national digital pathology network linking seven medical sites.
The first phase connects the Egyptian Centre for Disease Control, the Egyptian Medical Research Centre at Ain Shams University, Nasser Institute Hospital, the ministry’s Central Laboratories, and oncology centres in Sohag, Kafr El-Sheikh, and Damanhour. The network aims to raise diagnostic accuracy to 92 percent.
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