Egypt's Min. of Health Meets UNRC

Egypt's Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met on Monday with the UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt Elena Panova and her accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, they discussed the best ways and means to control population growth as well as stepping up awareness campaigns on the importance of population balance.

The two officials also discussed preparations for the World Conference on Population, Health, and Development, which will take place from 5 to 8 September in the New Administrative Capital (NAC).

Abdel Ghaffar reviewed the conference agenda, which included the formation of technical and information committees to define the tasks and roles and follow-up and registration procedures on the conference website and venues for lectures and sessions.

In turn, the UN official hailed Egypt’s efforts in this regard and its adoption of advanced national strategies to improve the infrastructure of society and provide a healthy environment.