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Armed Forces Medical Service Department (Egypt)

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Armed Forces Medical Service Department
إدارة الخدمات الطبية
Country Egypt
BranchEgyptian Army
RoleMilitary medicine
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Hisham El-Sheshtawy

The Medical Services Department of the Armed Forces and the Egyptian Army Medical Corps are the departments responsible for the hospitals and medical facilities of the Egyptian Armed Forces including the Army medical schools.

History

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The need for Army medical services became apparent to Muhammad Ali during a campaign due to mass attrition. The French doctor, Antoine Clot, became the Chief Doctor of the Army. Clot persuaded Ali to established the first Army School of Medicine in Abu Zaabal in 1827. The first of its kind in the region, it was later expanded with Pharmacy and Midwifery schools.[1]

In the war in Afghanistan, the Medical Corps opened the Egyptian Field Hospital at Bagram in Afghanistan to treat civilians.[2]

Large number of military hospitals are active across Egypt.[3] Many of these centers accept civilian patients.[4] Cairo's Bridge Military Hospital (opened 2011; new additions planned through 2019)[needs update], is part of an ongoing effort by the Egyptian Army to offer cutting-edge treatment and patient care. The facility has 840 beds spread between major surgery, respiratory disease, and emergency units. Smaller specialized centers in dental, cardiac, and ophthalmological care account for an additional 205 beds.[3]

Egypt's Military Medical Academy was founded in 1979 with the purpose of educating and training medical officers in all branches of Egypt's armed forces.[5] The facility is located on Ihsan Abdul Quddus Street in Cairo. It is associated with the Armed Forces Medical College, founded in 1827.[6] This was the Middle East's first modern school of medicine and was a product of Egypt's newly established Military Department of Health during the administration of Muhammad Ali Pasha.[7]

Spurious claims about HIV/AIDS

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At a press conference in February 2014 by Egyptian Gen. Ibrahim Abdel-Atti, chief of the medical branch, falsely claimed that the Egyptian Army had "defeated AIDS... with a rate of 100%" as well as hepatitis C. Abdel-Atti claimed to construct a method to extract the disease and break it into amino acids, "so that the virus becomes nutrition for the body instead of disease." It is said[by whom?] that this treatment process could take anywhere between 20 days and 6 months to cure having no side effects. Egypt intends to delay exporting their new technology to generate medical tourism into the country. The claims were eventually confirmed to be false.[8][9][10][unreliable source?]

Structure

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The Medical Services Department runs about 48 fixed military hospitals, listed below.

The Army's Medical Corps may have 27 Field Medical Battalions (1st to 27th); 107 Field Medical Companies (201st to 308th); and possibly some hospital barges.[citation needed]

List of Military Hospitals

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Source is the Egyptian Ministry of Defence site:[11]

Hospital Location Notes
Kobry El Kobba Armed Forces Medical Complex Heliopolis, Cairo
Maadi Armed Forces Medical Complex Maadi, Cairo
Al-Galaa Armed Forces Medical Complex Heliopolis, Cairo
International Medical Center (Egypt) El Shorouk, Cairo Governorate
Republican Guard Hospital Heliopolis, Cairo
Armed Forces Fever Hospital Almaza ,Cairo
Agouza Physical and Rehabilitation Center for Rheumatism Giza
Mostafa Kamel Hospital for the Armed Forces Sidi Gaber, Alexandria
Ghamra Military Hospital Ghamra, Cairo
Almaza Military Hospital Heliopolis, Cairo
Suez Military Hospital Suez City
Fayed Military Hospital Fayed, Ismailia
Kafr El-Sheikh Military Hospital Kafr El-Sheikh
Qena military hospital Qena
Salloum Military Hospital Salloum, Matruh
Mansoura Military Hospital Mansoura, Dakahlia
Zagazig Military Hospital (Zagazig, Sharkia)
Kafr El-Sheikh Military Hospital Kafr El- Sheikh)
Sidi Kerir Military Hospital Sidi Kerir, Alexandria
Ahmed Galal Military Hospital Cairo Ismailia Road, Cairo
Helmia Military Hospital for Bones and Complement Helmeyet El Zaitoun, Cairo
Abbasid Air Force Hospital Cairo
Ras Al-Teen Military Hospital Ras El Teen, Alexandria
Damietta Military Hospital Damietta
Air Force Specialized Hospital New Cairo, Cairo
Damanhur Military Hospital Damanhur, the lake
Al-Hadra Military Hospital Al-Hadara, Alexandria
Civilian Workers Hospital, Armed Forces Old Cairo, Cairo
Hospital October 6 Military October 6, Giza
Al-Galaa Field Hospital Ismailia
Shebin Al-Koum Military Hospital Shebin Al-Koum, Menoufia
Port Said Military Hospital Port Said
Al Qassaseen Military Hospital Al Qassaseen, Ismailia
The Naval Military Hospital Ras El-Teen, Alexandria
Giza Armed Forces Hospital Sakiet Makki, Giza
Military Psychiatry Complex Highkestep, Cairo- Ismailia Road, Cairo
Armed Forces Fever Hospital Almaza, Cairo Suez Road, Cairo
Abu Qir Marine Hospital Abu Qir, Alexandria
Amreya Military Hospital Amreya, Alexandria
Tanta Military Hospital Tanta, Gharbia
Beni Suef Military Hospital Beni Suef
Minya Military Hospital
Al-Areesh Military Hospital Al-Areesh, North Sinai (El Arish)
Hurghada Military Hospital Hurghada, Red Sea
Military Hospital in Sohag Medical City in Sohag, Sohag
Qena Military hospital Qena
Aswan Military Hospital
Matrouh Military Hospital Marsa Matrouh
Al-Barani Military Hospital Sidi Al-Barani, Matruh
West Cairo Military Hospital Dahshur, Giza

References

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  1. ^ "Historical Facts". www.afcm.ac.eg. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  2. ^ "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2020-04-21. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ a b "مستشفى كوبري القبة العسكري.. مدينة طبية متكاملة وخدمات جديدة للعسكريين والمدنيين". بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. ^ "مدير إدارة الخدمات الطبية: نعالج 40 ألف مواطن مدني سنويا بالمجان". بوابة فيتو (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  5. ^ العسكرية, الأكاديمية الطبية. "نبذة تاريخية". www.mma.edu.eg. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  6. ^ "كلية الطب بالقوات المسلحة". www.afcm.ac.eg. Archived from the original on 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  7. ^ "نبذة تاريخية". www.afcm.ac.eg. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  8. ^ Berman, Lazar (26 February 2014). "AIDS cured! (says Egypt's military)". Times of Israel. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Egypt presidential advisor: Army health devices for virus C & AIDS must comply with int'l standards". Ahram Online. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  10. ^ Inoyori, Ryan (26 February 2014). "HIV Cure: 'Complete Cure' Machine Invented To Treat Hepatitis C And HIV With 95% to 100% Guarantee". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  11. ^ "مستشفيات القوات المسلحة". 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
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