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
United Bank to roll out specialised healthcare financing packages, including green financing: Kashmiry
Nevine Kashmiry, Deputy Managing Director for Business Sectors at United Bank, announced that the bank is preparing to introduce a suite of specialised financing products tailored to the healthcare sector. These include a high-tech medical equipment financing product with flexible
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 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
Egypt unveils National Digital Health Strategy 2025–2029 to drive systemwide transformation
Egypt has launched its National Digital Health Strategy for 2025–2029, a comprehensive plan to accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s healthcare system, Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced during a global population and development conference in Cairo held under
Egypt launches 3rd World Conference on Population, Health and Human Development
Egypt on Wednesday inaugurated the third edition of the World Conference on Population, Health and Human Development 2025, held under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and in the presence of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. The event brings together



