Egypt is advancing as a regional hub for healthcare excellence, offering modern infrastructure, skilled professionals, and promising investment opportunities.

The healthcare sector has numerous Comparative and Competitive Advantages, the most significant of which are as follows:

• Location: Egypt’s unique location, coupled with affordable healthcare services, has made it a destination for medical treatment across the Arab world.
• Therapeutic Tourism: Egypt is renowned for therapeutic tourism, with hundreds of natural hot springs, and mineral and sulfuric water wells in places like Helwan, Kharga Oasis, Farafra Oasis, Aswan, Hurghada, Safaga, Sinai, and more.
• Medical Education Quality: Home to renowned medical schools and institutes, Egypt produces highly qualified medical cadres capable of competing in the labor market.
• Medical Mega Project: Work is underway to establish the “Medical City in the New Administrative Capital” with investments exceeding EGP 25 billion, which is expected to be the largest medical city in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa.
• Universal Health Insurance Project: Aims to provide comprehensive healthcare coverage for all citizens nationwide.
• Modern Medical Ventures: Such as “Gypto Pharma”, one of the largest pharmaceutical cities in the Middle East, built on 180,000 m² and equipped with cutting-edge pharmaceutical production technologies. 

• Expanding the implementation of the universal health insurance system to provide integrated health coverage and improve the quality of services offered to citizens.
• Increasing public investment in the health sector to develop hospitals and health facilities, and enhance the efficiency of infrastructure and medical services.
• Strengthening private sector involvement in the establishment and operation of healthcare facilities, as well as in the delivery of medical services, thereby expanding healthcare capacity and enhancing the quality and efficiency of services provided.
• Developing and equipping health infrastructure and facilities with the latest medical equipment and technologies, while expanding the establishment and upgrading of hospitals and specialized centers.
• Promoting digital transformation across the healthcare sector through the digitization of health services and medical records, while integrating healthcare facilities to improve operational efficiency and strengthen the overall effectiveness of the health system.
• Developing human resources by providing continuous training and professional development programs, while enhancing the skills, qualifications, and overall efficiency of medical and nursing personnel.

• Special Incentives:

As per Decree no. 1775 of 2022, the following healthcare business activities shall be granted Sector (A)& (B)  incentives.

-  Establishing  specialized,  integrated,  or  public  hospitals  and  all  therapeutic  or  medical activities included therein; and
-  Establishing diagnostic, medical, or therapeutic centers.
However, such activities are subject to the condition that, in respect of hospitals, at least 10% of the number of occupied beds per year is provided free of charge, and that, in respect of diagnostic, medical, and therapeutic centers, at least ten percent (10%) of the patients per year are given medical or therapeutic or diagnostic service free of charge.

-that, in respect of diagnostic, medical, and therapeutic centers, Furthermore, one of the following features must characterize any project listed in a subsector related to the healthcare sector falling within the geographical territory of Sector (B):

• Being a labor-intensive project, in accordance with the regulations prescribed in Article (11) of the Executive Regulations of the Investment Law no 72 of 2017.
• Being an SME
• Reliance on new and renewable energy.
  
  
• Additional Incentives:

Additional incentives granted to investment projects in the healthcare sector by a Cabinet decree, as follows:

• The state shall bear the cost, or a portion thereof, of installing utilities to the property allocated for the investment project, after the project becomes operational.
• The state shall bear a portion of the cost of technical training for employees.
• Land shall be allocated free of charge for certain strategic activities, in accordance with the regulations stipulated by law.
• Exemption from the project’s usufruct fees for a maximum period of 10 years from the start of operation, based on a proposal from the relevant minister.
• Exemption of projects from contributing up to 50% of the costs of establishing infrastructure, services, and public utilities.
• Granting the Golden License "single approval” to strategic projects in the industry sector.