Friday 13/February/2026 – 09:44 AM
The Ministry of Health and Population announced the closure of 14 unlicensed centers for addiction treatment and psychiatry in the Badr area in Cairo Governorate, for practicing activity without legal licenses and violating health and legal requirements, in implementation of the directives of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, to intensify oversight of medical facilities to protect the health of citizens.
Health closes 14 unlicensed addiction treatment centers in Badr City
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the Ministry’s official spokesman, explained that a joint inspection campaign between the Free Therapy Department in the directorates and the National Council for Mental Health resulted in the arrest and closure of these violating centers, which are:
– Recovery (detox)
– Pure Life (Half Way)
– Choose your path (detox)
– Al-Nasr (detox)
– Behavior rehabilitation (detox)
– My Way (Half Way)
– Recovery (Half Way)
– Pure Life (Detox)
– Choose your path (Half Way)
– Al-Nasr (Half Way)
– Winners (Detox)
– Champions (Half Way)
– Behavior rehabilitation (Half Way)
– Life (detox)
Dr. Hisham Zaki, Head of the Central Administration of Non-Governmental Treatment Institutions, confirmed that the necessary legal measures were being taken against violators, with the continuation of monitoring campaigns nationwide, noting that serious violations had been monitored, including the absence of the technical director, practicing the profession without a license, deficiencies in infection control, lack of regular records, and violations in dealing with hazardous waste.
For his part, Dr. Ahmed Al-Nahhas, Head of the Central Administration of the Technical Secretariat of the National Council for Mental Health, stressed that these centers violated the laws regulating non-governmental medical facilities and the Mental Health Law, and lacked infection control and environmental law requirements, which exposes their residents to serious health risks.
Dr. Al-Nahhas called on citizens to check the licenses of any treatment facility before dealing with it, and to submit complaints via the hotline 01207474740 (call or WhatsApp), or through the council’s official pages on Facebook and Instagram.
