New Card to Provide Integrated Services to Egyptians With Disabilities

A new integrated card system by the Ministry of Social Solidarity will help provide Egyptian citizens with disabilities access to services across various sectors, including health, education, rehabilitation, work, and transportation.

CAPMAS statistics show that 2.7% of Egyptians have a severe disability, which many public and private spaces mostly don’t account for. The ministry aims to register 2.7 million people with disabilities to the integrated card system by 2023.

The first stage of registration saw 877,000 cards issued, with more cards on the way from hospitals as well as 65 nationwide rehabilitation centres in Egypt.