Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) head Tamer Essam has received British Ambassador in Cairo Gareth Bayley, Commercial Attaché at the Embassy Edward Parson and Embassy’s trade policy adviser Shereen El Sabagh.
Essam welcomed cooperation in the field of modern and developed drugs, stressing that the Egyptian market enjoys great legislative and supervisory structures.
Moreover, he welcomed British investments in Egypt.
Essam noted that UK is as a main partner to Egypt in the process of localizing the important pharmaceutical products in Egypt.
In the same context, the British Ambassador discussed means of enhancing cooperation between the EDA and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), noting that they agreed on coordinating efforts to prepare a memorandum of understanding between the two sides.




