Uber and Uber Eats, in partnership with AXA Egypt, announce their commitment to provide 20,000 free trips and meals to frontline healthcare workers. The commitment comes after close collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population to ease the burden off of frontliners in 4 quarantine hospitals in Cairo and Alexandria.

This commitment comes as part of Uber’s global pledge to help healthcare workers and communities in need to Move What Matters, and to support the public authorities and cities as they work to stem the COVID-19 pandemic. Kicking off the first project in Egypt in contribution of the global commitment to moving what matters, Uber, along with their insurance partner AXA Egypt, will commit free trips up to EGP80 each, to help medics get to and from work and to support their families’ commute, and Uber Eats is committing free meals up to EGP100 each.

Ahmed Khalil, GM of Uber Egypt commented on the initiative: “It is our role to help the society by providing relief, especially to the medics who work tirelessly to fight Covid-19. The Ministry of Health and Population has welcomed the collaboration, and by joining forces with AXA Egypt, we are able to support the many frontliners. I am proud to launch this collaborative program, and we will continue to look for ways to bring industries together, so that we can all unite in supporting Egypt at this critical time.”

Ahmad Yousry, GM of Uber Eats Egypt said: “It is great to see the platform come together, as Uber and Uber Eats, to make a bigger impact on supporting the frontliners. As a first of many initiatives to come, we are proud to provide the quarantine medics with meals during their busy days at the hospital or when they get home after long shifts.”

Khaled ElShaarany, Board Member and deputy CEO of AXA Egypt said:” Our integral role extends beyond protection to our customers to fulfill our role as a responsible insurer that plays a vital role in healthcare protection in our society. We are pleased that this initiative enables us to show gratitude to the healthcare workers in the front lines and provide them with additional support to address their needs and further induce their prevention measures in this challenging time.”

While supporting healthcare workers, the safety of everyone who uses the Uber apps remains a priority. Therefore, Uber has launched a new feature that would give drivers on the platform the choice to opt in or out when driving medics, and for full transparency, those who join the cause will receive a clear message when their upcoming rider is a healthcare worker.

Uber has also provided drivers and couriers with personal protective equipment (PPE) reimbursements, and continuously communicates public health guidance on measures to fight Covid-19 to all Uber and Uber Eats users.