The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced that Assistant Health Minister for Public Health Projects and Initiatives Mohamed Hassani won the membership of African Medicines Agency (AMA).
The announcement came during the activities of the 3rd exceptional conference for the parties of AMA Treaty held in Addis Ababa for three days.
Spokesman for the Health Ministry Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said that the inaugural session was attended by representatives of 30 African countries.
Hassani represents Sahel & Sahara Gathering which includes 23 Arab and African countries, Abdel Ghaffar said.
Egypt’s win comes to assert its pioneering role in Africa, the pivotal role it plays in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing and the swift development in the system of monitoring medicine in Egypt, he said.