Wessam Shuaib, a gynecologist at a authorities hospital in Kafr El-Dawar, has been detained for 4 days as a part of an investigation into alleged moral violations after sharing confidential affected person particulars in a social media video. The detention follows orders from the Kafr El-Dawar district prosecution within the Beheira governorate.
The controversy started earlier this week when Shuaib launched a video on social media the place she spoke about her sufferers, alleging some had undergone abortions, have been engaged in extramarital affairs, infidelity and extra.
As social media erupted in response to the video, the Administrative Prosecution Authority launched an inquiry into Shuaib’s actions following a report submitted by the Media and Monitoring Centre to the Girls’s Affairs, Human Rights, and Disabilities Unit. The report accused Shuaib of discussing delicate instances involving girls and ladies in a video, a transfer extensively criticized as a breach of affected person confidentiality and medical ethics.
Within the video that has sparked public outrage, Shuaib additionally famous a case involving what she known as a “handwritten customary marriage contract”, commenting, “The person was born in 2004, and the woman was born in 1990…she is sufficiently old to be his mom.”
Shuaib’s Protection
Addressing the allegations, Shuaib denied revealing any personal affected person info.
“Legally, religiously, and in accordance with the medical occupation, which I’ve sworn to uphold, I didn’t reveal any affected person secrets and techniques. I didn’t point out any affected person’s title, cellphone quantity, tackle, or figuring out particulars” she defined in a observe up.
A specialised committee has been fashioned to assessment hospital information, study gynecology recordsdata, examine new child information, and examine Shuaib’s personal clinic.
The Basic Docs Syndicate additionally responded, issuing a press release condemning Shuaib’s actions. The syndicate accused her of utilizing inappropriate language within the video, stating it “constituted an assault on household values and ideas inside Egyptian society.”
The syndicate careworn that medical doctors are anticipated to be position fashions, upholding excessive moral requirements and safeguarding affected person rights. Violations of the Code of Skilled Ethics, which calls for honesty, integrity, and respect for affected person privateness, are taken significantly, added the syndicate.
Ought to the investigation affirm moral breaches, Shuaib might face disciplinary motion, together with removing from the syndicate’s registry, successfully barring her from working towards drugs.
The case highlights ongoing issues about sustaining moral requirements inside Egypt’s medical neighborhood and the rising influence of social media on skilled conduct. It additionally sheds gentle on the general public’s response to the personal relationships between folks, significantly in relation to actions and decisions that stay ‘taboo’.
