Egypt and WHO Sign Cooperation Strategy to Strengthen Healthcare System by 2028

Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a new Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) to enhance public health and strengthen the national healthcare system. The five-year strategy aims to support Egypt's efforts to modernize health infrastructure and achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Egypt Vision 2030.

Key Takeaways:

• The strategy focuses on promoting health and well-being across all life stages, strengthening health systems for UHC, expanding access to quality essential services, and enhancing preparedness and response for health security.
• Egypt places top priority on reinforcing healthcare systems and ensuring equitable access to medical services, with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi describing the partnership with WHO as "longstanding and constructive."
• The new strategy builds on a history of fruitful collaboration between Egypt and WHO, with extensive consultations between ministry teams, WHO experts, development partners, and UN agencies.
• The document serves as a reference framework for technical cooperation over the next five years and a model for aligning national priorities with global health policies.
• Deputy Minster Mohamed El-Tayeb signed the strategy on behalf of the Health Ministry, while Naeema Abid, WHO's representative in Egypt, signed on behalf of the organization.

Statistics:

• Five-year duration of the Country Cooperation Strategy (2024-2028)
• 2030: Target year for achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Egypt Vision 2030
• 2025-2030: Period for translating Egypt's Health Strategy into concrete action plans

Sources:

• A Health Ministry statement
• WHO Representative in Egypt, Naeema Al-Gasseer
• Health Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar
• Dailynewsegypt article