Infrastructure and service projects totalling 70 across Giza's Atfih and Al-Saff districts have reached a combined investment of EGP 4.7bn, Housing Minister Sherif El-Sherbiny announced during a prime ministerial tour on Tuesday. The projects, part of the "Decent Life" (Haya Karima) presidential initiative, aim to provide a significant shift in water, sewage, and basic service coverage for Egypt's rural population. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, accompanied by senior officials, inspected several sites in the Al-Saff district to monitor current executive progress. "The state is prioritising infrastructure due to its direct impact on citizens' lives," Giza Governor Adel El-Naggar said, adding that the governorate is committed to completing all works according to technical standards and established timelines. At the Al-Fahmiyin sewage lifting station, Ahmed Abdel Qader, head of the Executive Agency for Drinking Water and Sewage, reported that the facility serves a population of 32,171. The station has a design capacity of 15,000 cubic metres per day and includes three main submersible pumps, each with a capacity of 95 litres per second and a power of 55 kW. The agency head added that the station operates with two 500 kVA electrical transformers, a motor power of 43 kW, and a speed of 1,464 rpm. The project involved the installation of 2,790 household connections and a 3,000-metre discharge line with a diameter of 650 mm, including three washing rooms, four air rooms, and three crossing rooms. The tour also focused on the healthcare sector, with a visit to the Al-Fahmiyin Family Medicine Centre. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, provided an overview of Giza's health landscape, noting that the governorate serves 9,564,743 people. According to Abdel Ghaffar, Giza contains 190 hospitals—31 government and 159 private—alongside 239 primary care facilities, which include 22 health departments, 196 health offices, and 212 health units. He detailed the capacity of the sector, stating that the government provides 2,735 inpatient beds and 537 intensive care beds, while the private sector contributes 4,957 inpatient and 1,343 intensive care beds. In terms of medical equipment, the government sector operates 729 dialysis machines and 357 incubators, compared to 289 machines and 659 incubators in private facilities. Additionally, 654 ventilators are available in the government sector and 678 in the private sector. The health minister noted that the ministry's facilities employ 4,050 doctors, 2,851 dentists, 4,314 pharmacists, and 6,657 nurses, while private hospitals employ 6,109 doctors, 211 dentists, 507 pharmacists, and 5,994 nurses. The Al-Fahmiyin centre, spanning 870 square metres, provides free services including maternal care, dentistry, and family planning. Rasha Khedr, head of the Basic Healthcare and Family Development sector, noted that the facility is currently being upgraded from a unit to a full centre with specialised clinics and radiology services. The centre includes 31 rooms across three floors, offering services ranging from presidential health initiatives for women's health and cancer screenings to neonatal hearing clinics. Madbouly concluded the tour at the Al-Wadi Family Medicine Unit, which began operations in June 2024. The 2,500-square-metre site includes clinics for chronic diseases, oncology screenings, and neonatal hearing tests. Unit Director Ibrahim Nasser confirmed the facility is staffed by six dentists, six family doctors, three pharmacists, and 19 nursing staff, supported by three rural health pioneers and administrative personnel. "Education and health are the fundamental pillars that the Egyptian state ensures are at the top of the priority agenda," Madbouly said at the end of the visit. He added that the government is seeking a "qualitative leap" in these sectors to ensure a decent life for all citizens, noting progress in the sewage and health projects inspected in the Al-Saff district.
