The programmes brought the total number of technical support interventions carried out by the General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulation (GAHAR) since launching the service to 2,568, Chairman Ahmed Taha said.
The 799 programmes included 321 primary field and follow-up visits, 373 preliminary visits, and 105 remote technical support programmes, according to a statement issued by the authority.
The programmes are designed to help healthcare facilities meet accreditation requirements, improve performance, and provide safer and more efficient services.
“The accreditation journey does not begin with the assessment visit,” Taha said. “It begins when a healthcare facility decides to improve its performance and build a culture of quality.”
He said GAHAR seeks to serve as the first partner for healthcare facilities by providing technical assistance and training from the initial stages of their accreditation preparations.
The authority’s support helps medical teams understand and apply quality standards in their daily work, conduct self-assessments, identify shortcomings, and turn improvement opportunities into actionable plans, he added.
“Technical support is an investment in building the capacities of healthcare workers and facilities,” Taha stated, stressing that sustainable healthcare quality depends on preparing institutions and their staff for accreditation.
GAHAR teams also participated in field surveys covering 368 facilities in Minya, Marsa Matrouh, Kafr El-Sheikh, North Sinai, and Sohag, which are included in the second phase of the UHIS.
The surveys aim to assess the facilities’ readiness and determine the technical assistance and training they require before joining the system, in line with GAHAR’s internationally recognized quality standards.
“Every facility that succeeds in improving its performance means a patient receives safer care, a medical team works in a more efficient environment, and the healthcare system becomes more capable of continuous improvement,” Taha said.
He added that accreditation is the result of an integrated development process that begins with training and capacity-building and continues through sustained performance improvement until quality becomes part of everyday healthcare practice.
Egypt’s UHIS, established under Law No. 2 of 2018, is a mandatory, solidarity-based scheme intended to replace the fragmented public insurance model with comprehensive nationwide coverage.
The system separates financing, healthcare provision, and quality regulation among three bodies: the Universal Health Insurance Authority, the Egyptian Healthcare Authority, and GAHAR, respectively.
The first phase of the UHIS was completed in July 2025 and covers Port Said, Ismailia, Luxor, South Sinai, Suez, and Aswan. More than six million citizens were registered during the phase, with around 5.2 million receiving services at a cost exceeding EGP 53 billion, according to government figures.
UHIS facilities in the Canal Region alone have delivered 68 million medical and treatment services through 157 healthcare facilities. Of these, 131 facilities have received accreditation under GAHAR’s internationally recognized standards, while nearly three million citizens have registered in the system in the region.
The government has allocated more than EGP 115 billion for the second phase, which is expected to serve over 12 million citizens through around 70 hospitals. Minya is expected to account for approximately 60 percent of the phase’s beneficiaries, with EGP 3.3 billion allocated to accelerate preparations in the governorate.
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