Professor Dr. Sherif Khater, President of Mansoura University, confirmed that signing a cooperation protocol with the General Authority for Accreditation and Health Control is an initiative of fruitful cooperation between the two sides, and comes within the framework of the directives of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in cooperation between the General Authority for Accreditation and Health Control and university hospitals as an essential partner in serving... Beneficiaries of comprehensive health insurance, and praised the authority’s efforts in implementing the comprehensive health insurance system and establishing a culture of health quality. Hamas assured the medical teams in the university’s hospitals and specialized centers to obtain GAHAR accreditation, especially in light of the university’s possession of the medical capabilities and equipment necessary to provide distinguished therapeutic services and critical surgical procedures, which are already performed for about one million and 600 thousand patients annually, in addition to providing 4,000 beds to accommodate patients who need treatment inside. Hospitals, and he explained that their number is scheduled to increase to 6,000 beds as part of the expansion and development plan currently underway. He added that it has been decided to establish a green medical city on an area of 55 acres in Gamasa, which is expected to represent the nucleus of medical tourism in the future. For his part, Dr. Ahmed Taha, Chairman of the General Authority for Health Accreditation and Control, confirmed the Authority’s readiness for intensive cooperation during the coming period to accelerate the qualification of university hospitals to obtain accreditation in accordance with the quality standards issued by the Authority and which have obtained international accreditation from (ESCWA), and then provide its services within the system. Comprehensive health insurance, praising the specialized health services of Mansoura University, which is regionally and internationally famous, as it includes 13 distinguished hospitals and medical centers, serving more than 7 million citizens of the governorate, in addition to frequent patients from other governorates. The head of the General Authority for Health Accreditation and Control indicated the authority’s readiness to provide all aspects of technical support and training to health facilities, noting that Mansoura University is one of the most prestigious Egyptian universities in the field of medicine, and is distinguished by its highly specialized medical edifices, as well as its distinguished human cadres, which qualifies it to contribute strongly. In the medical tourism sector in Egypt, consistent with the highest levels of international quality, in addition to Mansoura University’s embrace of many research centers and outpatient clinics that work to provide specialized and diverse medical services to approximately 6,000 visitors daily. This came during the reception of Professor Dr. Sherif Khater, President of Mansoura University, Professor Dr. Ahmed Taha, President of the General Authority for Health Accreditation and Control, and his accompanying delegation, to discuss the plan to accredit health facilities and sign a joint cooperation protocol with the university to grant a “professional diploma certificate” through which graduates Specialists in qualifying health facilities for accreditation according to a scientific and practical program and method prepared by the Authority and including the standards it issued for accrediting hospitals, basic care centers and units “GAHAR EGY-CAP”, and in the presence of Professor Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Professor Dr. Ashraf Shoma, Dean. The College of Medicine and the Vice Deans of the College, Professor Dr. Al-Sharao Kamal, Executive Director of Hospitals and Medical Centers, and the Directors of Hospitals and Medical Centers. The meeting was also attended by the Authority’s delegation, Dr. Aya Nassar, Vice President of the Authority, Dr. Al-Sayyid Al-Oqda, Dr. Wael Al-Dirandali, Dr. Walaa Abdel Latif, members of the Authority’s Board of Directors, and Counselor Dr. Karim Arafa, the Authority’s legal advisor and Undersecretary of the State Council. On the sidelines of the visit, Dr. Ahmed Taha, Chairman of the General Authority for Health Accreditation and Control, and the accompanying delegation, made an inspection tour of Mansoura University Hospitals, which included a visit to the Kidney and Urinary Tract Center, the Ophthalmology and Surgery Center, the Digestive and Liver Surgery Center, and the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Center. In order to determine the extent of their readiness, he praised the distinguished and tangible medical and therapeutic level in the various departments in the hospitals, which supports the speed of their obtaining GAHAR accreditation.