Egypt allocates LE2.5B to subsidized drugs, baby formula in FY2021/22

CAIRO – 29 April 2021: The allocations to fund subsidized drugs – such as insulin - and baby formula in FY2021/2022 budget are set at LE2.5 billion ($156.25 million).

Upon the directives of President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the Egyptian Armed Forces announced in April that a jet carrying baby formula as aid had headed to Burundi.

In March, the Egyptian Armed Forces also sent aid to South Sudan and Yemen. A military jet headed to South Sudan carrying baby formula, while two others landed in Saudi Arabia which in turn delivered the shipment to Yemen. The consignment also consists of baby formula provided by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population.

In February, Egypt sent a plane loaded with medical and food supplies to the Lebanese people, within the framework of the Egyptian air bridge to support and assist Lebanon, according to a statement from the Lebanese Ministry of National Defense.