UNFPA Marks Achievements of Egypt's National Population Strategy

UNFPA, EU mark 4 years of progress under EU support to Egypt's National Population Strategy, with the Ministry of Health and Population.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the European Union (EU) will highlight the achievements of the EU Support to Egypt’s National Population Strategy with the Ministry of International Cooperation and the Ministry of Health and Population, marking the fourth year of the project in an event on December 12.

The event will showcase the achievements of the project over the past four years implemented by national partners, including government entities and civil society organizations, and highlighted its link with the recently launched National Project for the Development of the Egyptian Family.

It will bring together Minister of Health and Population Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Planning and Economic Development Dr. Hala H. Elsaid, Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union to Egypt, Sophie Vanhaeverbeke, UNFPA Representative in Egypt Frederika Meijer.

In March 2019, the Ministry of Investment of International Cooperation officially launched the EU support to Egypt's National Population Strategy (2018-2023), in cooperation with UNFPA, the EU, and the Ministry of Health and Population.

With the support of an EU-grant of 27 Million Euros, the project aims at increasing the use of voluntary, rights-based family planning through improved supply of family planning services and commodities, increased demand for family planning, and enhanced governance for implementation of the National Population Strategy, according to UN.