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Egypt eyes $11.5bn as annual medical tourism revenues

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Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population is targeting an annual revenue of $11.5 billion, or 10% of the global medical tourism revenues, the ministry’s spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar has revealed. Ghaffar also disclosed to Al Arabiya that the North African country intends to launch an electronic platform to provide tourism services within 3 months. The […]
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Egypt, Portugal ink agreement to upgrade health and pharmaceutical sectors

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Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and his Portuguese counterpart Manuel Pizarro signed Thursday a cooperation protocol to upgrade health and pharmaceutical sectors, Egypt Independent reports. There are no details about the agreement but Ghaffar reportedly indicated that the visit of his Portuguese counterpart and his delegation aims at deepening the partnership and cooperation in […]
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Arab Ministers’ health council back up Egypt’s proposal to establish Arab Drug Agency

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The Council for Arab Ministers of Health approved Egypt’s proposal to establish the Arab Drug Agency, the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population said in a statement according to state-run Ahram news outlet. The approval is one of the most fruitful resolutions that resulted from the 58th session of the council, health minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar […]