Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghafar conferred on Monday with Swedish Ambassador in Cairo Håkan Emsgård on means of enhancing health co-operation between the two countries.
Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghafar said the meeting covered means of expanding joint co-operation in the field of producing pharmaceuticals and means of increasing Swedish investments in Egypt in the medical field along with meeting the needs of the African market.
They also covered co-operation in combating contagious diseases and the exchange of expertise in the technologies applied in the healthcare systems.
The minister noted that they also discussed the possibility of reaching twinship agreements between the Swedish side and the Egyptian university hospitals and granting Egyptian students scholarships to receive masters and PHD degrees from Sweden.
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