Within the framework of implementing the state’s strategy in accordance with Article No.

 (18) of the Egyptian Constitution, which stipulates that “every citizen has the right to health and to integrated health care in accordance with quality standards and in accordance with the third goal of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations, and the state guarantees the preservation of public health service facilities that provide its services.”

 to the people, support it, and work to raise its efficiency and equitable geographical spread.

In light of the state's endeavor to develop the Egyptian health system and improve public health services, a number of presidential initiatives have been launched aimed at establishing a comprehensive health insurance system, improving the performance of medical education and raising the standard of living for members of the medical profession in Egypt. The law establishing the Egyptian Health Council comes as an important new step within one of Steps taken by the state to improve the Egyptian health system.

  Within the framework of this approach, Law No. 12 of 2022 was issued to establish the Egyptian Health Council as a public service body, and it shall have a legal personality, and report to the President of the Republic. (One of the branches of the Council. The provisions of the law apply to all graduates of the faculties of the health sector, which are the faculties of human medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, nursing, veterinary medicine and other health specializations for which a decision is issued by the Prime Minister.

The Council may establish branches in the governorates, and replace The Egyptian Authority for Compulsory Training of Physicians, established by Resolution No. 210 of 2016.

The board is managed by the Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors, and the General Secretariat.