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Assessing Law No. 87 of 2024 on private sector management of public healthcare facilities in Egypt: neoliberal roots, potential consequences, and policy recommendations

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14348-x

Published Online: 2026-04-02

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Abu El Kheir-Mataria, Wafa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9689-5667
Abou-Taleb, Hala https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5757-1179
El-Saharty, Sameh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6097-6775
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Funding for this research was provided by:

American University in Cairo
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Article History

Received: 17 July 2025

Accepted: 8 March 2026

First Online: 2 April 2026

Declarations

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: This study received ethical approval from the Institutional Review Board at the American University in Cairo (AUC), approval number CASE #2024-2025-059. All roundtable participants signed an informed consent form outlining the study’s purpose, procedures, and confidentiality measures. Participation was voluntary, and consent was obtained prior to data collection. Confidentiality was ensured unless participants explicitly requested to be acknowledged by name. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

: As stated in the signed consent form, participants were informed that anonymized data could be used in publications or presentations. Those who requested acknowledgment by name were explicitly included; all others were acknowledged collectively as part of the expert panel.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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