Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar underlined Egypt’s keenness on promoting co-operation with friendly and sisterly states.
He stressed that exchanging expertise and knowledge is the optimal way to confront common challenges and realise sustainable development in the health sector.
Abdel Ghaffar made the remarks during a meeting with Tajik Ambassador to Egypt Parviz Mirzozoda on means of enhancing co-operation in the health domain and expanding partnership scores in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors.
The meeting tackled the latest developments in the health sector in Egypt, especially in light of the initiatives launched by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi with an aim to provide comprehensive and distinguished healthcare services for all Egyptians, Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said.
The talks reviewed Egypt’s capabilities in manufacturing medicine and vaccines as well as means of reactivating cooperation protocols between the health ministries of both sides.
The two sides also reviewed cooperation in the fields of training and exchanging medical expertise.
The two sides agreed on exchanging information on the medical needs of Tajikistan.
The two sides also agreed to implement training programs for doctors as well as means of sending Egyptian medical cadres to Tajikistan to promote exchange of knowledge and expertise.
The minister invited the Tajik ambassador to visit the Medicine City “Gypto Pharma” and pharmaceutical factories in the 6th of October city to stand on the latest technologies used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals.
This will contribute to furthering partnership between the two countries in this vital sector.
For his part, the Tajik ambassador voiced appreciation for the achievements realized by Egypt in the health sector.
He stressed Tajikistan’s interest in benefiting from Egypt’s experience.
He lauded the role played by Egypt in providing humanitarian and medical assistance for the Palestinians.
He accentuated support for the Egyptian efforts to provide aid to the Palestinians in light of the simmering incidents in the Gaza Strip.
