The number of medical facilities licensed to treat people with mental illnesses and addiction in Egypt has increased to 192 from the beginning of June until the end of August 2023, according to the National Council for Mental Health.
Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that the number of specialist and consultant doctors who have applied for registration and been registered in the records of the National Council for Mental Health has increased to 772 doctors, and the number of inspection doctors in the regional mental health councils has increased to 119 doctors.
