In the heart of Cairo, within many heavily
populated districts, stands one of the city's oldest hospitals - Ahmed Maher Teaching
Hospital. The hospital was built in 1954 and since then has seen a lot of renovation and
construction till it reached its current graceful structure.
In 1975, Ahmed Maher was chosen as one of the hospitals constituting the nucleus of the
newly formed GOTHI. A new era in the hospital's history had thus begun with goals stemming
from those of the mother organization.
Today, Ahmed Maher has 425 beds and provides healthcare to the public in virtually all
medical fields. Additionally, the hospital has a number of special units that it prides
itself with. One such unit is the Hemodialysis unit, which was actually the first to be
established in Egypt. The unit improves year after year and plans are set to expand it in
the near future to reach double its current capacity. The hospital is also home for the
GOTHI Network located on the third floor of its central building.
Focus is also directed at Ahmed Maher towards endemic diseases, particularly chronic liver
diseases. A specialized unit is in place to serve patients in that field and conduct
research on the subject. Attached to it is a Hepato-Renal Failure unit specialized in
managing cases of that critical disease.
Medical care at the Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital is mostly provided free of charge.
Funding comes from the ministry of health and from the revenue of the Paid-care
department. This department is equipped to match and surpass similar care units in private
hospitals and is suited for those patients who require special treatment environments.
Ahmed Maher is a major fundamental member of GOTHI and with the effort of its outstanding
staff will continue to act out its role as a leader in healthcare in the Cairo area.
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