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Health Systems Profile- Egypt Regional Health Systems Observatory- EMRO
Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura - which functions only in a consultative role (264
seats; 176 elected by popular vote, 88 appointed by the president; members serve sixyear
terms; mid-term elections for half the members). People's Assembly election is in
three phase voting, last held 19 October, 29 October, 8 November 2000 (next to be
held October-November 2005); Advisory Council - last held May-June 2004.
The Shoura Council was established constitutionally in 1980. The Shoura Council is
mainly a “think-tank” to advise the Government on national policies. A committee of the
Shoura Council on Health, Population and Environment examines issues relevant to
these areas prior to their discussion in the Shoura Council’s plenary sessions.
Although it does not have a direct legislative role, laws impacting significantly on broad
government policy are required to be discussed by the Shoura Council before being
passed to the People’s Assembly
Laws, before going to the plenary sessions of Parliament, are referred for preliminary
study to the relevant committees. These specific committees are currently 22 in number;
an example is the Committee for Health and Environment. This committee, consisting
solely of Members of Parliament, often invites experts to its meetings for the purpose of
obtaining a more comprehensive view of topics under study. The committee influences
health policy changes planned for the future
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