Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met on Wednesday with a delegation from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to discuss co-operation in supporting the next phases of Egypts Universal Health Insurance System (UHIS) and expanding its implementation to more governorates.
The meeting discussed ways to advance universal health coverage and provide integrated healthcare services to citizens.Minister Abdel Ghaffar stressed the importance of working with development partners and benefiting from international expertise to develop the system, ensure its sustainability, improve service quality and extend coverage to more people across the country.
Health Ministry Spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the meeting reviwed key areas of co-operation, including digital transformation to improve system management and efficiency, the development of primary healthcare services, and greater private-sector participation to improve access to care.
The discussions also covered expanding insurance coverage for the most vulnerable groups and exchanging expertise and international best practices, particularly with other African countries.AfDB representatives expressed interest in continuing co-operation with Egypt, building on previous efforts that included support for primary healthcare units under health-sector reform programmes. They stressed the importance of building on these efforts to further develop the system in the coming period.The meeting concluded with an agreement to maintain co-ordination between the ministry, relevant authorities and the bank to identify priority projects and prepare comprehensive proposals.
