The Egyptian minister for Social Solidarity, Ghada Waly, announced on Tuesday that the government has formed a committee to investigate the spendings and operations of the 57357 hospital. The committee formation comes two weeks after a strongly-worded article in Al-Masry Al-Yom by the famous screenwriter and columnist Wahid Hamed, accusing the hospital administration of mismanaging its finances. The article broadly criticized the hospital superfluous expenses on advertisement campaigns. Throughout his piece, Hamed expressed dismay at how children’s suffering has been used in 57357’s advertisement, as well as their parents’. He wrote that the hospital’s “main mission is to collect money regardless of what’s ethical, humane or even religiously allowed.” Wali said, in a video published through Yom7, that the governmental committee will include people from the anti-graft and supervisory bodies, as well as representatives of health and solidarity ministries. According to her statement, the committee will conclude its findings after 10 days. The new health minister, Dr. Hala Zayed, was presiding over the 57357 Academy of Health Sciences before her appointment. In his article, Hamed asks if the “Academy of Medical Sciences has obtained the necessary permissions from the Ministry…
Egypt Launches Investigation Against Popular Cancer Charity Hospital 57357
June 27, 2018
