EgyptAir Group enters medical tourism market

EgyptAir Hospital has signed a cooperation protocol with EgyptAir Tourism (Karnak) & Duty Free and EgyptAir Airlines to activate medical tourism.
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The signing ceremony was attended by Capt. Sameh El-Hefny, chairman and CEO of EgyptAir Holding Company, Capt. Ahmed Adel, the vice president, in addition to CEOs and a group of the senior managers of the company. 
"This cooperation between EgyptAir companies in this field aims at activating medical tourism and offering medical services in Egypt in general and through EgyptAir in particular. The field of medical tourism has a remarkable development during the last few years. In addition, Egypt has a good climate, competitive prices and very qualified doctors in all specialties," said El-Hefny. 
Dr. Anwar Helmy, chairman and CEO of Medical Services, said: “EgyptAir Hospital will be the headquarters for the new program by providing medical services, performing surgical operations, whether by the hospital's capabilities or by contracting with specialized companies in medical tourism and services. There will be a follow-up of the cases in the hospital after the medical procedure as well as facilitating all legal and financial procedures for the patients".