National Patient Safety Strategy Launched for 2026 to 2030

Egypt has launched a national quality and patient safety strategy for 2026 to 2030, aimed at reducing medical errors, improving standards of care and establishing systems that allow healthcare providers to report and learn from adverse events.

Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said patient safety is being integrated across the healthcare system, from primary care and public health programmes to intensive care and waiting list initiatives. The ministry has also introduced a medical liability and patient safety law, established a dedicated patient safety department and formed a higher committee bringing together public, military, police and private healthcare providers alongside civil society organisations.

The ministry has prepared its first comprehensive patient safety report for 2025 to serve as a baseline for future measurement. Abdel Ghaffar also called for a nationwide confidential reporting system for medical errors and adverse events, designed around institutional learning rather than punishment, so healthcare workers can report mistakes without fear.

Training forms another part of the strategy, with a professional diploma in patient safety launched in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Seventy doctors are enrolled in the first cohort.