Friday 05/December/2025 – 06:24 PM
Dr. Sherif Sobhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in the New Valley Governorate, announced today, Friday, that the Ministry of Health is supporting the governorate with 10 remote detection units, in a step aimed at strengthening medical services in remote areas and facilitating citizens’ access to precise specialties without the hassle of moving long distances outside the governorate.
21 new health units
The Undersecretary of the Ministry explained that the new units were installed within the large rural health units at the level of the five administrative centers: Kharga, Dakhla, Farafra, Paris, and Blat, bringing the total number of remote detection units in the governorate to 21 units, which reflects the breadth of the scope of the service and the Ministry’s keenness to generalize it according to the needs of each center.
Sobhi pointed out that work is currently underway to finalize the technical procedures for operating these units, in cooperation between the Ministries of Health, Higher Education, and Communications, to ensure the integration of the technical and medical infrastructure necessary to provide a stable and safe service that efficiently meets the needs of citizens.
The New Valley Health Undersecretary confirmed that the remote detection units provide medical examination and diagnosis services in cooperation with major university and government hospitals across the Republic, which allows communication with an elite group of consultants in various specializations, and supports the health system’s ability to maintain dealing with cases that require precise or rare expertise.
He added that this step comes in implementation of the directives of Major General Staff Dr. Muhammad Al-Zamlot, Governor of the New Valley, as part of a vision aimed at providing decent medical service to residents of villages and remote desert areas, and reducing health gaps between the main urban areas and distant population centers.
Sobhi pointed out that remote detection units represent a practical solution to the challenges of the governorate’s extensive geography, as it significantly reduces patients’ travel over long distances for examination or follow-up in other governorates, especially for cases that require precise or rare specializations.
He explained that the units allow for electronic discussion of x-rays, analyzes and medical reports, which reduces time, enhances the speed of medical decision-making, increases the accuracy of diagnosis and improves the quality of service provided within the desert villages, which is directly reflected in the satisfaction of citizens and reduces the pressure on families who were bearing the burdens of travel and residence outside the governorate.
