Egypt's low price hepatitis C treatment attracting foreign patients

A new milestone was reached when Egypt launched the drug in 2015 on its own soil, further reducing the price of treatment to 1,485 pounds (about 70 euros), reports the executive director of the committee Kadry al-Said.

Foreign patients

For its part, an Egyptian company, Tour N’Cure, took advantage of the low cost of treatment to attract patients from countries where the drug remains unaffordable.

For 7,000 dollars (about 5,900 euros), They offer the flight, a stay of one week, blood tests and treatment, and even five days devoted to tourism in Egypt.

This company claims that this amount represents about 8% of the price of treatment alone applied elsewhere, as in the United States.