Sunday 19/October/2025 – 10:38 AM
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, witnessed the signing ceremony of the document approving the country cooperation strategy between Egypt and the World Health Organization (2024-2028), which represents a road map for strengthening public health and developing the infrastructure of the health sector.
On the sidelines of the signing, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar held a meeting with Dr. Nima Abed, representative of the World Health Organization in Egypt, and the ministry’s leadership, to discuss mechanisms for enhancing cooperation in implementing the strategy, which aims to support the state’s efforts in developing the health system, strengthening national capabilities to achieve comprehensive health coverage, and improving the quality of services and health care provided to citizens, in line with the goals of sustainable development and the “Egypt 2030” vision.
Egypt and the World Health Organization sign the Country Cooperation Strategy 2024-2028 to strengthen the health system
The Minister explained that this strategy represents an extension of the fruitful process of cooperation between Egypt and the organization, and reflects the commitment of both sides to transform the priorities of Egypt’s health strategy (2025-2030) into concrete implementation steps, aiming to achieve comprehensive health coverage, raise the efficiency of medical services, and expand the scope of benefit from them at all levels.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that the meeting discussed the strategy, which focuses on five main axes, including (promoting health and well-being throughout the stages of life, strengthening the health system to achieve comprehensive health coverage, expanding the scope of good basic services, enhancing prevention, preparedness and response to health security, supporting governance and leadership, promoting health justice, and innovation in the field of digital health).
The official spokesman indicated that these axes were developed based on a comprehensive analysis of health needs in Egypt, and as a result of extensive consultations between work teams at the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization, in cooperation with development partners and relevant United Nations bodies, adding that cooperation supports the Ministry’s plans to enhance innovation, digitization, and develop the health workforce, in order to improve the quality of services and ensure their sustainability in various parts of the Republic.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar stressed that the document represents the reference framework for technical cooperation during the coming period, and a model of integration between the national vision and international policies in the health field, as the document was signed by Dr. Mohamed Al-Tayeb, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health and Population, and Dr. Nima Abed, the organization’s representative in Egypt, on behalf of the World Health Organization.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Abla Al-Alfy, Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Amr Qandil, Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Mohamed Hassani, Assistant Minister of Health for Public Health Initiatives, Dr. Maha Ibrahim, Head of the Secretariat of Specialized Medical Centers, Dr. Fatima Shoman, Director General of Blood Transfusion Services, and on the organization’s side, Dr. Jasser Gad, Coordinator of Health Systems in Egypt, and Dr. Amira Ali Hegazy, the organization’s Public Health Officer in Egypt.
