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Egypt: Declining Funding Undermines Education, Health Care
Egypt allocates only 1.5% of GDP to education and 1.1% to health, far below constitutional and international standards, causing shortages and increased out-of-pocket costs, Human Rights Watch said.
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Rights group calls for Egypt to improve access to education and healthcare
Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated on Wednesday that the Egyptian government has “severely undermined the rights to education and health care” through a lack of funding. It called for the government to “guarantee free primary education” and “ensure high-quality health care is universally accessible.” According to HRW, the Egyptian parliament approved an education budget of around 315 billion Egyptian pounds for the 2025/2026 fiscal year, constituti…
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
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- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
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