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Egypt’s Health Minister, UNHCR Discuss Cooperation


Wed 20 Dec 2023 | 02:35 PM
Ahmed Emam

Egypt's Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, held a meeting with the Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Egypt, Hanan Hamdan.

They discussed ways to cooperate and improve the health services for non-Egyptian expatriates living in Egypt, according to the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population Hossam Abdel Ghaffar.

Abdel Ghaffar noted that the meeting covered various cooperation mechanisms on several health files and medical services to enhance their health security and integrate them into social protection programs, especially for health and education.

"They also discussed how to support the ministry in continuing the implementation of the presidential initiatives to improve public health, such as "100 Million Health," which offers free services to Egyptians and non-Egyptians living in Egypt," he added.

Abdel Ghaffar further mentioned that the meeting addressed the latest developments regarding the services provided by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population to the sick, injured, and wounded Palestinians coming from the Gaza Strip.

On her part, Hamdan expressed UNHCR's readiness to provide all possible means of support to improve the health sector and expand the services provided to arrivals in Egypt. She also hailed the Minister of Health and Population for his efforts to improve the health sector and enhance health security for citizens and residents of Egypt.