The Egyptian Minister of Health and Population dismissed Dr. Hala Zayed, Director of El Matareya Teaching Hospital, for his failure to perform his work duties and forfeiting his responsibility, after the incident of the death of a Sudanese patient inside the hospital in a video circulating on social media, stressing that a high committee was formed to complete the investigation and take measures All legal requirements for those found to be negligent in the incident.
The Minister stressed that there is no negligence in the right of any patient to obtain medical service, in light of the permanent endeavor of the state to provide the highest levels of medical care in hospitals, as well as to tighten the continuous monitoring and follow-up of officials in the Ministry through inspection committees at all hospitals and review the work of those committees through The Minister of Health and Population to take the necessary measures to ensure the provision of the best medical service to patients.
The advisor to the Minister of Health and Population for Media Affairs and the official spokesman of the ministry, Dr. Khaled Mujahid, explained that immediately after the accident, the minister directed the opening of an urgent and immediate investigation. From the Faculty of Law, confirming that the results of the investigations will be submitted to the Minister of Health and Population, for transmission to the competent authorities.
Mujahid pointed out that the committee formed by the decision of the Minister of Health and Population is proceeding in full swing to know the circumstances of the incident, revealing that preliminary investigations showed a number of administrative and technical violations by the hospital, stressing that the deficiencies are being identified and will be presented to the relevant authorities to impose the maximum punishment on them.