Unveiling the Right to Health in Egypt: Exploring the Transformations and Challenges in Egyptian Constitutional Law and Policy

Ayman  Mohamed Afify; Hamoud  Tannar; Aliaa Ali  Zakria; Adham  Hashish; Tarek Abo  El-Wafa

doi:10.36941/ajis-2023-0156

Authors

Ayman Mohamed Afify University of Kalba, Kalba, Sharjah, UAE; Alexandria University, 163 El Horia Avenue Al Shatby, Alexandria 21526, Egypt
Hamoud Tannar University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE; University of Aleppo, Aleppo Halab Syria, Mouhafaza, 15310, Syrian Arab Republic
Aliaa Ali Zakria Tanta University, Al-Geish Street, Egypt; Al-Ain University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Adham Hashish United Arab Emirates University, Sheik Khalifa Bin Zayed Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tarek Abo El-Wafa United Arab Emirates University, Sheik Khalifa Bin Zayed Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2023-0156

Keywords:

The right to health, Egypt, Constitutional law, Health Care, Revolution, Human Rights

Abstract

The political and social transformations Egypt has witnessed in recent decades have had an important impact on the right to health (RTH). The state’s role in health care has declined leading to a deterioration of public health services on which Egyptians mainly rely. The state’s guarantee of the components related to the RTH and the restructure of the medical care system represented one of the important demands related to social justice raised by the 2011 Revolution. This had an important impact in the Egyptian legal system by adopting a broader meaning of the RTH and turning health care into one of the rights guaranteed by the Egyptian Constitution with clear and specific constitutional obligations placed on the public authorities. Yet, it is still uncertain how the branches of government are going to actually fulfill these obligations.

Received: 24 June 2023 / Accepted: 20 October 2023 / Published: 5 November 2023