EgyptAir to offer deals for Hepatitis C patients

CAIRO – 23 February 2017: EgyptAir has partnered with Prime Pharma, the company behind the Tour n Cure campaign, to offer special rates for Hepatitis C patients from abroad looking to benefit from treatment in Egypt,

Al-Shorouq reported

. In a statement made on Wednesday both companies signed a cooperation protocol aimed at promoting medical tourism in Egypt,

Egypt Independent said

.

The protocol aims to attract 120,000 patients from the U.K., Spain, Italy, France, Russia, Malaysia and Turkey.

Hepatitis C treatment can be very costly in many European countries. In the U.K. a 12-week course can cost as much as U.S. $50,000,

Al-Monitor reported in December

. In Egypt, treatment goes for as little as $1,500.

The Tour n Cure campaign uses international celebrities to promote awareness and treatment in Egypt.

On Tuesday, Argentine footballer

Lionel Messi arrived in Egypt

as part of the campaign. He visited the Great Pyramids of Giza and attended a gala at the MENA House hotel in the presence of several Egyptian ministers.

Egypt has been working hard to promote medical tourism. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is scheduled to host a medical tourism conference on Mar. 2 in Sharm el-Sheikh,

Egypt Independent reported

.