How Egyptian femtech is tackling taboos around women's health
- Cairo – Cultural taboos and a lack of understanding can be a barrier for women to access healthcare in Egypt, alongside the cost of treatment.
- But the country's budding femtech sector is creating new pathways to help and inform.
- A 2019 study by the independent Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) found that only 20 percent of Egyptian women are covered by medical insurance.
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- Cairo – Cultural taboos and a lack of understanding can be a barrier for women to access healthcare in Egypt, alongside the cost of treatment.
- But the country's budding femtech sector is creating new pathways to help and inform.
- A 2019 study by the independent Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) found that only 20 percent of Egyptian women are covered by medical insurance.
Sources: RFI