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Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, has ordered the formation of a committee to regulate the licensing of private mental health facilities.

The move comes as the government seeks to improve access to mental health services amid rising demand. A committee will be tasked with developing a unified licensing system for private psychological centres, according to a statement released Monday following a meeting of the National Council for Mental Health.

The committee, which will include representatives from the Medical Syndicate, the Central Administration for Non-Governmental Therapeutic Institutions and Licensing, the National Council for Mental Health, and the private sector, will also establish controls for automating private facilities and registering patients on a centralised system.

Abdel Ghaffar emphasised the importance of using artificial intelligence to analyse patient data for medical and educational purposes while ensuring strict privacy and confidentiality.

The minister also highlighted the need for stricter regulations for psychologists, including mandatory training in the latest scientific methods.

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