President Sisi orders to expedite establishment of strategic warehouses for medical storage

CAIRO- 26 September 2022: President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed to expedite the establishment of strategic warehouses for medical storage nationwide, aiming to obtain the capability to provide a strategic reserve to cover the needs of current and future consumption of medical and pharmaceutical supplies. 

The Presided ordered that this shall come in accordance with international standards, harnessing the state-of-the-art technology, while providing factors for the sustainability of management and operation effectiveness, said Spokesman for the Presidency Bassam Rady in a statement on Monday. 

The President’s comments were given in a meeting with Prime Minister, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly; Minister of Health and Population, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar; Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Hala El-Said; the President’s Advisor for Health and Prevention Affairs, Dr. Mohamed Awad Taj El-Din; Chairman of the Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Major General Dr. Bahaa El-Din Zidan; Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority, Major General Hesham El Swefy; Director of the Military Works Department, Major General Mohamed Mostafa Laban; CEO of The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, Mr. Ayman Soliman.