The Egyptian Cabinet has approved creating a Supreme Committee for Medical Tourism on December 20, 2017 with a mission to choose hospitals and human resources to put into place a mechanism to carry out a development plan to expand on medical tourism services in Egypt starting 2018. The Egyptian Cabinet has approved creating a Supreme Committee for Medical Tourism on December 20, 2017 with a mission to choose hospitals and human resources to put into place a mechanism to carry out a development plan to expand on medical tourism services in Egypt starting 2018. The report added that Egypt launched a programme to help the estimated 71 million people afflicted with the disease worldwide. Siwa Oasis natural hot springs have been believed capable of curing psoriasis, rheumatism and some digestive system diseases. It is worth mentioning that the government started the first therapeutic tourism resort in Egypt in New Cairo City in 2016 with Kuwaiti investments.