Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar hailed the strong ties between Egypt and Kenya and stressed Egypt’s commitment to expanding collaboration in the health sector.
Minister Abdel Ghaffar also highlighted the launch of the “Tour 4 Cure” platform aimed at attracting African patients to Egypt’s healthcare facilities.
This came as he met on Tuesday with his Kenyan counterpart, Aden Bare Duale, to explore ways of strengthening bilateral healthcare cooperation and advancing pharmaceutical security across Africa.
Both sides discussed ways to boost local pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing across Africa to reduce dependence on imports and support the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM), ensuring access to safe, high-quality medical products.
Abdel Ghaffar noted that the Egyptian Drug Authority has achieved the World Health Organization’s Maturity Level 3 and is pursuing Level 4 accreditation, further strengthening Egypt’s regulatory standing in the region.
The minister also proposed organising a joint business forum bringing together pharmaceutical companies from both countries to explore investment and partnership opportunities.
He highlighted Egypt’s Vaccine and Biotechnology City project (VBC), which is expected to meet around 22% of Africa’s vaccine demand with an annual production capacity of 160 million doses.
The talks covered cooperation in tackling rare diseases and sharing Egypt’s successful experiences in eliminating hepatitis C, early disease detection and cancer treatment programmes.
The two sides also discussed exchanging medical expertise and benefiting from Egypt’s universal health insurance system.
The Kenyan minister toured Egypt’s Emergency and Crisis Management Centre and was invited to visit the New Administrative Capital Hospital to gain first-hand insight into the country’s healthcare system.
