Egypt offers support to Pakistan in eliminating Hepatitis C

CAIRO - 11 October 2023: Pakistani Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr. Nadeem Jan held a meeting with Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Egypt Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on the sidelines of 70th Session of the WHO's Regional Committee for Eastern Mediterranean in Cairo. 

 

Dr. Nadeem Jan congratulated Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on achieving the milestone of eliminating Hepatitis C from Egypt. He also extended gratitude for the warm reception in Egypt. 

 

Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar invited Dr. Nadeem Jan for visit to healthcare facilities and Pharma City to have first hand knowledge of the prevailing Health practices and excellence. Egyptian Minister further discussed collaboration opportunities in the fields of pharma and vaccine.  

 

 

Dr. Nadeem Jan expressed willingness to collaborate with Egypt in the field of health. He also offered Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar to work on exchange of knowledge and human resource for each others' benefit. 

 

Dr. Nadeem Jan discussed Pakistan's plan for Hepatitis C elimination, and on his side, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar offered technical support and training that Pakistan may need in efforts to eliminate Hepatitis C. 

 

The Federal Minister invited his Egyptian counterpart to attend the Global Health Security Summit going to be held at Islamabad in December 2023.