The Ministry of Health and Population has referred the case of the expulsion of an AIDS patient from Kafr El-Zayat General Hospital in Gharbia governorate for investigation, provided that all legal procedures are taken against the perpetrators. In a statement, the Ministry of Health blamed the officials for expelling the patient without taking medical and legal procedures required for him. The ministry affirmed that those who dealt with the patient in the way shown by the photos that were spread on social media must be held accountable. The ministry also added that they tried to reach the patient in his place of residence, and sent a preventive healthcare team to confirm his status. It also stated that treatment for him could be procured within the AIDS treatment center in the hospital Kafr El-Zayat, free of charge. Egypt’s Ministry of Health recently announced in September 2018 the government’s plan to eradicate AIDS by 2030 under the slogan ‘Health for All: Preventing Stigma in Health Facilities’. The plan ensures that medical services are provided to HIV-infected patients and increase testing processes, creating a follow-up system and providing regular treatment to control the…
AIDS Patient Dragged Across Hospital Floor and Kicked Out, Perpetrators Investigated
August 15, 2019
