EG·Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Egypt compliance overlay

Egypt enforces Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020. MedXline aligns to this overlay alongside the pan-African baselines listed below.

At a glance

ISO codes: EG · EGY
Regional bloc: COMESA
Rollout wave: Wave 2 — Extension
Data protection status: Enacted · Enforced
Health data classified as sensitive: Yes
National statute: Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020

Regulator

Personal Data Protection Center

https://mcit.gov.eg/ ↗

Cross-border transfer requires regulator approval; localisation expectations.

Applicable baselines & overlays

By virtue of Egypt's African Union membership and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) affiliation — plus any national statute in force — the following standards form the compliance stack MedXline operates under here.

AU Malabo Convention

African Union

Authoritative source ↗

AU Data Policy Framework

African Union

Authoritative source ↗

AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol

African Continental Free Trade Area

Authoritative source ↗

Cross-border data transfers

Where Egypt's regime permits processing in non-adequate countries, MedXline relies on contract-based safeguards (Standard-Contractual-Clauses-equivalent), with a per-recipient transfer assessment filed with the national data-protection authority. The full record of processing activities is summarised on the standards & compliance overview; partners and regulators can request the per-country evidence pack from our compliance team.

Frequently asked

Does MedXline comply with the data protection law in Egypt?: Egypt enforces Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 (an enacted and actively enforced data-protection statute). MedXline aligns to this overlay alongside the pan-African baselines applicable via COMESA membership and the African Union.
Who is the data protection regulator in Egypt?: Personal Data Protection Center — https://mcit.gov.eg/. MedXline's compliance team engages with the regulator on filings, breach notifications, and cross-border transfer assessments where applicable.
What rollout wave does Egypt sit in for MedXline?: Egypt is in rollout wave "wave 2 extension". MedXline delivers service into a market only after the wave-specific gating in the African jurisdictions registry is cleared. A canonical overview for this wave lives at /standards-and-compliance/africa/waves/wave-2-extension.
Is health data classified as sensitive personal data in Egypt?: Yes — health data is treated as sensitive personal data under the Egypt regime. MedXline applies the strictest applicable safeguards (encryption in transit + at rest, RBAC + tenant isolation, audit-log immutability, breach-notification procedure) on every PHI processing surface.

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Applicable baselines & overlays

AU Malabo Convention

African Union

Authoritative source ↗

AU Data Policy Framework

African Union

Authoritative source ↗

AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol

African Continental Free Trade Area

Authoritative source ↗

Cross-border data transfers

Frequently asked

Does MedXline comply with the data protection law in Egypt?

Egypt enforces Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 (an enacted and actively enforced data-protection statute). MedXline aligns to this overlay alongside the pan-African baselines applicable via COMESA membership and the African Union.

Who is the data protection regulator in Egypt?

Personal Data Protection Center — https://mcit.gov.eg/. MedXline's compliance team engages with the regulator on filings, breach notifications, and cross-border transfer assessments where applicable.

What rollout wave does Egypt sit in for MedXline?

Egypt is in rollout wave "wave 2 extension". MedXline delivers service into a market only after the wave-specific gating in the African jurisdictions registry is cleared. A canonical overview for this wave lives at /standards-and-compliance/africa/waves/wave-2-extension.

Is health data classified as sensitive personal data in Egypt?

Yes — health data is treated as sensitive personal data under the Egypt regime. MedXline applies the strictest applicable safeguards (encryption in transit + at rest, RBAC + tenant isolation, audit-log immutability, breach-notification procedure) on every PHI processing surface.