Egypt health ministry explores expanded TB screening, water surveillance with Clinilab
Egypt’s Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met a delegation from Clinilab, the authorised commercial partner of Germany’s QIAGEN in Egypt, to discuss strengthening public-health diagnostic and surveillance capacities, with a particular focus on expanding the national programme for tuberculosis
Over 65.6 million visits recorded under women’s health initiative since 2019
Egypt’s Health Ministry announced on Saturday that the presidential initiative to support women’s health has recorded 65,631,912 visits for screening and awareness services since its launch in July 2019 through November 2025. Spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the total included
Servier Egypt launches Tibsovo as first targeted therapy for IDH1-mutated cancers
Servier Egypt has launched Tibsovo (ivosidenib), the first targeted therapy available in the country for patients with IDH1-mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. The new treatment offers a median overall survival of 29.3 months for eligible AML patients
Egypt, Belarus explore expanded health cooperation, joint pharmaceutical production
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met on Wednesday with Belarusian Ambassador Yevgeny Sobolevsky to discuss expanding cooperation in pharmaceuticals, medical technology and joint manufacturing, the Health Ministry said in a statement. Abdel Ghaffar underscored the strong
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