Wessam Shuaib, a gynecologist at a government hospital in Kafr El-Dawar, has been detained for four days as part of an investigation into alleged ethical violations after sharing confidential patient details in a social media video. The detention follows orders from the Kafr El-Dawar district prosecution in the Beheira governorate. The controversy began earlier this week when Shuaib released a video on social media where she spoke about her patients, alleging some had undergone abortions, were engaged in extramarital affairs, infidelity and more. As social media erupted in response to the video, the Administrative Prosecution Authority launched an inquiry into Shuaib’s actions following a report submitted by the Media and Monitoring Centre to the Women’s Affairs, Human Rights, and Disabilities Unit. The report accused Shuaib of discussing sensitive cases involving women and girls in a video, a move widely criticized as a breach of patient confidentiality and medical ethics. In the video that has sparked public outrage, Shuaib also noted a case involving what she referred to as a “handwritten customary marriage contract”, commenting, “The man was born in 2004, and the lady was born in 1990…she is old enough…
Egyptian Gynecologist Arrested After ‘Revealing Patient Secrets’ on Social Media
November 15, 2024
