A right to health is only as real as the system that delivers it. Shamseya works on that system. We find where it breaks by walking through it with the patients, families and health workers who live it, and we work with the hospitals, ministries and national councils that run it to fix what we find. We carry evidence from the ground into the rooms where decisions are made, and carry those decisions back out in language people can use. Our work since 2012 has covered access to health coverage, women friendly services, disability services mapping, palliative and end-of-life care, early childhood development and health budget transparency, and our advocacy has ranged from the Universal Health... read more A right to health is only as real as the system that delivers it. Shamseya works on that system. We find where it breaks by walking through it with the patients, families and health workers who live it, and we work with the hospitals, ministries and national councils that run it to fix what we find. We carry evidence from the ground into the rooms where decisions are made, and carry those decisions back out in language people can use. Our work since 2012 has covered access to health coverage, women friendly services, disability services mapping, palliative and end-of-life care, early childhood development and health budget transparency, and our advocacy has ranged from the Universal Health Insurance Law to insulin pump coverage for children. The guides and assessment tools we build are designed to stay in use after the projects that funded them have closed. We are a multidisciplinary team of specialists working with more than 450 community field workers and volunteers across Egypt and the region, and with local organisations in the governorates where we work. Our starting point is that the people closest to a problem are best placed to help solve it. Shamseya was founded in 2012 and operates on a non-profit basis, reinvesting its revenues in its community work.
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By Marwan Shawwara | Project Leader
For many families in Egypt, being told they are covered is where the difficulty begins. Which office holds the file, which documents are needed, what the scheme pays for and what it leaves out: these... Read the full report ›By Chaden Moataz | Projects Manager
Dear Friends and Supporters, Last year, we introduced One Baby Box with a simple belief: welcoming a new baby should come with support, not uncertainty. Our first year was about building that... Read the full report ›By Chaden Moataz | Projects Manager
When women enter the workforce, their healthcare needs do not disappear. They often become more complex. For young women entering technical and non-traditional sectors, access to appropriate sexual... Read the full report ›
