The Ministry of Social Solidarity has started issuing coloured integrated services cards for people with disabilities as the government moves to ensure adequate accessibilty to more people with special needs in public life.
Egypt aims to include 2.7 million persons with severe disabilities in its nationwide integrated services card system by the end of 2023.
There are 12 million persons with various disabilities in Egypt out of a population of 104 million, according to the United Nations Development Program. Read more.
Our Takeaway: Egypt’s constitution is quite enlightened when it comes to caring for their disabled population. The color-coded system—blue= severe disability, green moderate disability and purples=mild disability—is admirable on its surface but may cause a wave of people inflating their disability status to maximize their benefits.
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