The first nongovernmental organization serving terminally ill patients in Egypt was registered with the Ministry of Social Solidarity, under the license number 7800 for the year 2010.

Scientific support was provided through German palliative care and hospice associations and the translation of the theory from German into Arabic in means that is suiting the Egyptian culture.

In July 2011

collaborating with Global Cancer Care and El Hussein Hospital resulted in the referrals of terminally ill patients.

A written protocol with Global Cancer Care- Egypt was established and the referrals of terminally ill patients living in Embaba and Al Mounira.

Josaab foundation donated six incubators to families who can't afford to admit their children to these expensive incubators to receive proper medical care. For extremely poor cases, Josaab agreed to cover 70% of the total cost and the parents would cover the remaining 30%.

Josaab foundation has donated incubators to other hospitals as well, after visiting them and fully assessing their needs. The hospitals receiving these donations include: 6 of October Hospital, Bolak el Dakroor Hospital, Moneera Hospital, St. Mary Hospital and Mansheyat El Bakry Hospital.

During 2012, two medical doctors were recruited as Team Leaders.

A written protocol with El Hussein Hospital was established and the terminally ill patients are referred with an official medical report issued from the hospital.

An online system was established to document and report all the terminal cases that have been supported by Josaab.

Josaab services have served patients living in Greater Cairo including Giza, Cairo and Qalyubia governorate.

Josaab foundation collaborated with El Haggana Hospital at kilo 4.5, in order to provide Josaab with qualified nurses trained to support terminally ill patients.

During 2013, three field coordinators and a team leader were recruited.

Josaab foundation collaborated with Kasr El Aini Hospital and the terminally ill patients were referred with an official medical report issued from the hospital.

Josaab also collaborated with the Palliative Care Unit at the hospital to provide pain management to some of the terminally ill patients that are in need.

A land was bought in order to build a stationary hospice. The land is located 49 KM on Cairo-ISmailia Desert Road and is 1500 m2 in area. It is built to receive terminal patients who don't have anyone to care for them.

Collaborating with El Demerdash Hospital and Josaab began receiving referrals from them.

In 2014, two new field coordinators were recruited.

Josaab foundation integrated caregivers into serving terminally ill patients, they were provided to Josaab from El Haggana Hospital at Kilo 4.5.

A Josaab Facebook page was launched to disseminate the idea and spread awareness about Josaab hospice services.

Terminally ill patients were referred to Josaab from Nasr City Health Insurance Hospital and Al Mokattam Health Insurance Hospital.

Josaab received terminal patients living in Sharkia governorate, and thus expanding the provision of mobile hospice services to a fourth governorate.

A documentary film was made and it is about terminally ill patients receiving hospice services.

The ground floor of the stationary hospice building was finished and the construction of the rest of the floors is still in progress.

A German technical expert visited the stationary hospice building and supervised in the furnishing of specific equipment that help preserve the dignity and privacy of terminally-ill patients.

Josaab foundation signed a protocol of collaboration with the Egyptian Healthcare Management Society, the only entity, which represents the union of private health care companies in Egypt.

Increase in the total number of received terminally-ill patients for mobile hospice services compared to last year.

Josaab foundation networked with the Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule Kairo and some of the fundraising activities undertaken in school were directed to supporting the Hospice Egypt project.

Josaab foundation through undertaking the Hospice Egypt project, has proudly become the first Egyptian NGO to gain organizational membership to the World Hospice and Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA).