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Egypt ready to support Sahel countries' counterterrorism efforts: FM

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 - 01:16 GMT

The Nigerien president to visit Egypt soon.

Gambia aims for cooperation with Egypt on pharmaceuticals, fisheries

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 - 10:11 GMT

Ambassador to Dakar Khaled Aref met with Gambian ministers of health and water resources.

Egyptian, Saudi governments draft agreement on investment protection

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 - 12:29 GMT

The Egyptian prime minister presented investment incentives to the Saudi Industry Minister.

Egypt provides grant in contribution to Cameroon's hepatitis C eradication initiative

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 - 11:10 GMT

The Cameroonian minister valued the move, and noted that Egypt had also made a similar one in October 2023 on treating children from anemia.

PM and head of drug authority review progress on improving medicine availability

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 - 12:09 GMT

Egypt has struggled with a significant medication shortage over the last few months, exacerbated by a foreign currency crisis that impacted pharmaceutical production and imports

Almost dozen million Egyptians to obtain state-funded subscription in health insurance

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 - 02:27 GMT

The annual cost will be LE10 billion, and will increase as the plan is to include more.

Madbouly: Egypt to disburse LE 10B to stabilize pharmaceutical market and prices

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 - 01:15 GMT

Two weeks ago, the government announced it allocated LE 7 billion to tackle these shortages, focusing on enhancing production, securing raw materials, and developing factory infrastructure

Egyptian ambassador, Equatoguinean minister discuss cooperation on healthcare, pharmaceuticals

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 - 12:58 GMT

Egyptian Ambassador to Malabo Hadad Abdel Tawab met earlier this week Equatoguinean Minister of Health and Social Care Damaso Mitoha Ayecaba.

Constructions of Magdi Yacoub Rwanda-Egypt Heart Center kick off

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 - 01:37 GMT

Senior officials also signed an MoU on collaboration between the Egyptian Drug Authority and the Rwanda Food and Drug Authority.

Rwanda allocates land plot for Egypt to establish logistic zone on borders with Tanzania

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 - 12:50 GMT

The two countries also signed an MoU on cooperation in the transport sector.

Drug shortage in Egypt to be over within 3 months: health minister

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 - 01:29 GMT

He added that a million insulin vials would be pumped in the market in the current month.

Pharma companies petition for additional medicine price hike after fuel price increase

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 - 01:18 GMT

The sector has been forced to shift transportation from sea freight to air freight due to disruptions in the Red Sea, which have doubled transportation expenses

Egypt contemplates drug approval in Cameroon

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 12:51 GMT

Egyptian Ambassador to Cameroon Dalia Fayez met earlier this week with Secretary General of the Presidency Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh.

United Company of Pharmacists to sell off 30% of stake to KSA healthcare group

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 - 03:39 GMT

Considered the country’s largest pharmaceutical distributor, the UCP’s business model is centered on obtaining medicine from factories and distributes it to pharmacies and chains in exchange for a profit rate

Egyptian Authority for Unified Purchasing Supplies $24M in pharma supplies to Zambia

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 - 12:33 GMT

The first batch of supplies has already been shipped, and efforts are underway to coordinate with manufacturers for the preparation and dispatch of the second shipment

Egypt introduces infrastructure in SCzone to localize 5 industries

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 - 02:07 GMT

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi was briefed Thursday on the executive status of investments in the Suez Canal Investment Zone (SCzone).

Egypt, Portugal to partner up in healthcare, pharmaceutical sectors

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 - 11:52 GMT

Egyptian Ambassador to Lisbon Wael al-Nagar met earlier this week Portuguese Minister of Health Manuel Pizzaro.

Pilot operation of Egypt's 1st cancer drug factory begins

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 - 01:04 GMT

The factory is worth $1 billion.

Egyptian firms, Uzbek government sign 7 MoUs in 5 sectors

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 - 03:37 GMT

The General Authority for Free Zones and Investment (GAFI) hosted Sunday in Cairo the meetings of the Egyptian-Uzbek Business Council.

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, B Investments invest over LE 2 B in Egypt’s healthcare sector

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 - 12:54 GMT

TSFE Healthcare & Pharma Subfund and B Investments Holding S.A.E. signed Monday two agreements to invest over LE 2 billion in the sectors of healthcare, and pharmaceuticals distribution in Egypt.

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