Egypt reviews plans for first national medical simulation centre
Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar reviewed progress on the country’s first national medical simulation and clinical training centre, known as the “Nile” project, during a meeting on Monday, according to the Ministry of Health. Abdel Ghaffar described the centre
Egypt plans new policies to drive private sector growth in tourism, energy, health
Egypt is preparing a new package of policies and facilitations designed to increase private sector investment in targeted economic sectors, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday. Madbouly instructed relevant ministries to draft the new measures to support the state’s
Egypt launches National Health Compact to expand access to quality care
Egypt has joined 14 other countries in launching a National Health Compact, marking a major step toward expanding access to quality and affordable healthcare for millions of citizens. The initiative aligns with the World Bank Group’s goal, set in April
Egypt’s Health Minister leads high-level meeting to safeguard medicine, medical supply chains
Egypt’s Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar chaired an expanded meeting to assess the stability of the country’s medicine and medical supplies supply chains, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. The meeting brought together Finance Minister
Egypt, EU launch Research, Innovation Week to mark 20 years of cooperation
Egypt and the European Union inaugurated the “Egypt–EU Research and Innovation Week” on Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their science and technology cooperation agreement, with senior ministers and EU officials highlighting the role of research partnerships in addressing
Egypt calls for deeper health, pharmaceutical partnership with Türkiye
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, said on Tuesday that the historic and strategic ties between Egypt and Türkiye make bilateral health cooperation “a cornerstone for achieving sustainable regional health security.” Speaking at the opening
Egypt, Qatar discuss expanding health cooperation, Gaza support
Egyptian Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met on Sunday with Qatar’s Ambassador to Cairo, Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, to explore ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation across multiple health fields, the Egyptian Health Ministry said.
Health minister opens upgraded emergency units, inspects major infrastructure projects
Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Saturday inaugurated upgraded emergency, outpatient and reception units at Matariya Teaching Hospital and the National Institute of Urology and Nephrology, as part of ongoing efforts to modernise health infrastructure and improve medical services,
Egypt’s Unified Procurement Authority explores Pan-African digital platform to expand access to medicines
The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement (UPA) has announced that it is evaluating a strategic proposal to develop a unified digital platform aimed at enhancing access to medicines and medical supplies across Africa. UPA Chairperson Hisham Stait met with representatives
Egypt concludes first D-8 health ministers’ meeting with consensus on four priority areas
Egypt has concluded the first health ministerial meeting of the Developing Eight (D-8) Organisation for Economic Cooperation with broad agreement on four priority areas for joint action, the Ministry of Health announced. The three-day gathering, held in the New Administrative



