Baheya's Breast Cancer Hospital to Open in Sheikh Zayed in Early 2023

Due to receive half a million visitors annually, the facility will be seven floors high and is scheduled to open in January 2023.

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30/01/2022 15:08

Baheya Hospital, a non-profit hospital for breast cancer in Egypt, is opening a second location in West Cairo’s Sheikh Zayed.

Due to receive half a million visitors annually, the facility will be seven floors high and is scheduled to open in January 2023. As for community building, it’s estimated to be able to support around 5,000 families through employment.

Local tech business B.TECH has joined the project, agreeing to equip three rooms in the building during the current construction year

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