A Facebook page entitled عشان لو جه ما يتفاجئش (So That He Won’t Be Surprised If He Visits) has been created on Sunday following Egyptian Prime Minsiter Ibrahim Mehleb’s alleged surprise visits to healthcare facilities in Giza on Saturday. Within only four days, that page has attracted an astounding community of 246 thousand, with a general call for all the doctors and hospitals’ staff members across Egypt to share pictures showing the conditions of the hospitals where they work. The pictures which were sent in from across Egypt throughout the four days show the extremely unsanitary condition of the hospitals from worn out beds, cracked walls and ceilings, filthy toilets, in addition to a variety of creatures which seem to coexist with the patients, such as cats, dogs, goats and even snakes. The media coverage of Mehleb’s visit showed him in what seems to be a state of distress due to witnessing the poor statuses of the National Heart Institute and the Theodor Bilharz Research Institute. In his meeting with the Minister of Health Adly Adawy, the director of the National Heart Institute and department heads, Mehleb commented on the…
