CAIRO - 29 January 2025: Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, met Wednesday with representatives of the global company "Nihon Kohden" specialized in medical device technology, to discuss ways to activate joint cooperation to support healthcare in Egypt and enhance innovation and modern technology.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Arab Health Expo conference, which is being held from January 27 to 29 in the United Arab Emirates, which is an ideal platform to present the latest medical technologies, discuss future developments, and build strategic partnerships that enhance the quality of healthcare globally.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, explained that the meeting comes within the framework of the Ministry of Health's strategy to enhance cooperation and partnership with international companies, which aims to improve the quality of health services, support the localization of local industry, and introduce modern technologies to serve the health sector in Egypt.
Abdel Ghaffar said that the minister stressed that the Egyptian state pays great attention to localizing the pharmaceutical, medical equipment and supplies industry, and is working to overcome any challenges that may face local manufacturing, ensuring the provision of high-quality medicine at prices that meet the needs of the Egyptian citizen, adding that the meeting discussed the possibility of establishing a partnership between the company and Al-Arabi Group, with the aim of providing medical devices produced by Nihon Kohden Company in medical facilities, which contributes to enhancing the efficiency of the health system and improving the level of health services provided to citizens.
Abdel Ghaffar continued that the meeting also discussed providing training programs and building the capacities of healthcare workers, ensuring the refinement of their skills and raising their efficiency to deal with the latest medical devices and technologies, according to the latest international standards, within the framework of the state's keenness to invest in human capital, which positively reflects on the health of citizens.
Abdel Ghaffar pointed out that the meeting discussed activating innovative solutions, including remote medicine and monitoring, with the aim of expanding access to healthcare, especially in remote areas, which enhances justice in providing healthcare services, noting the discussion of the possibility of benefiting from Nihon Kohden technologies to meet healthcare needs in Egypt, as a gateway to countries around the world, especially African countries.
He further added that the meeting witnessed the discussion of investment opportunities in the fields of scientific research and development, which contributes to enhancing innovation in the health sector, stressing that ways of joint cooperation were discussed to combat non-communicable diseases and limit their spread, which reflects Egypt's commitment to providing comprehensive and integrated healthcare to citizens.
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