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Palliative Care Workforce Capacity in Egypt
As of February 2005 no available data exists for numbers of government funded medical and related professionals specifically involved in palliative care in Egypt. Cairo Evangelical Medical Hospice has 1 medical director; 1 senior nurse; and 4 assistant nurses.¹¹ Nursing and medical staff involved in developing palliative care at the NCI are keen to seek government and WHO support to initiate a needs assessment.¹²

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