Egypt warns on medical student intake
Journalist Rifa'at Fayad warned against the decision to reduce the number of admitted students to medical schools in Egypt, emphasizing that Egypt suffers from a significant shortage of physicians compared to global standards. The doctor-to-population ratio in Egypt is 5.8 doctors per 10,000 citizens, compared to 23 doctors in developed countries. He pointed out that Egypt needs approximately 168,000 doctors to reach an acceptable ratio, and that increasing the number of graduates and improving the quality of training is the real solution to meet the demand, rather than decreasing admissions. There is a clear imbalance in the quality of training and the availability of hospitals for training in some private colleges.
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