Egypt: 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.

Aside from emergency services and some essential medicines, including childhood vaccines, health services…