Egypt's ministry of health and population on Tuesday has unveiled a comprehensive medical security plan for the official inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on 1 November. The plan entails ensuring rapid emergency response and full healthcare readiness during the high-profile event, the ministry said in a statement. Developed under the directives of Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, the plan includes the establishment of an on-site medical clinic at the museum equipped with ECG and ultrasound devices, oxygen generators, and staffed by a team of critical care, emergency, and burn specialists. Five mobile medical units – two for internal medicine, two for surgery, and one for radiology – will operate in coordination with the ministry's central operations room, which is linked in real time to the event management centre in Giza. The ministry said three hospital tiers have been designated for emergency evacuation: Sheikh Zayed Specialised and Al-Haram hospitals at the first level; Al-Mabarra Old Cairo and Agouza hospitals at the second; and Nasser Institute Hospital at the third. Emergency coverage will also include eight ambulances, two medical scooters and golf carts, and rapid response teams inside the museum. This is in addition to 15 ambulances deployed around the site and 50 more positioned along key access routes — including the Cairo–Alexandria Desert Road, the Cairo–Alexandria entrance road, Al-Remaya Road, Cairo–Fayoum Road, the Officers Residence at Al-Remaya, the archaeological zone, and the nearby tourist road. The ministry said it is applying global standards for medical readiness at major national events, underscoring Egypt's capability to secure large-scale international gatherings with efficient and integrated healthcare services. Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English
