Egypt is in a frenzy at the moment over a decision by new Health Minister, Hala Zahed to play the national anthem every morning in state hospitals, followed by a recitation of the Hippocratic oath through the hospitals’ intercoms.

She said the decision will help promote “patriotism and loyalty” of all hospital staff members as well patients in the state-owned facilities. She also stressed the recitation of the Hippocratic oath — generally taken by all new physician receiving a medical degree and attributed to Hippocrates of ancient Greece, often called the Father of Medicine – would remind doctors of their “professional ethical code and humanitarian role.”

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