Minister of Health: The Coronavirus pandemic has helped create health systems capable of meeting challenges

Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, confirmed that the new Corona virus pandemic has had a major impact in creating resilient health systems capable of addressing health challenges that may arise in the future..

This took place during the speech of the Minister of Health and Population last night, Monday, on the occasion of the joint meeting of the Ministers of Health and Finance of the North African countries through the technology of “videoconferencing”, entitled “Preserving health gains in Africa in the face of the emerging coronavirus “, in the presence of dr. Dr Mohamed Ali Pat, Director of Global Practice for Health, Food and Population at the World Bank, Dr El-Tayeb El-Bakoush, Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union, Professor Victor Harrison, Commissioner of African Union for Economic Affairs, and Dr Amira El-Fadel, African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs.

Dr Khaled Mujahid, the minister of health and population’s adviser for media affairs and a spokesman for the ministry, said the minister praised at the meeting the efforts of the African Union Commission to provide ongoing support to the health systems of the Member States, in particular during the confrontation with the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19), as well as its role in the exchange of expertise to effectively strengthen health systems between African countries.

Mujahid added that the minister affirmed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s willingness to provide health support to countries on the African continent and to send medical convoys including doctors of various specialties to support health systems in African continent countries, as well as to implement the President of the Republic’s initiative to examine and treat one million Africans from hepatitis. “B IS “C.

He added that the minister stressed that the political leadership places health records at the top of its priorities, as the Egyptian state has managed to leverage its capabilities to tackle the emerging coronavirus pandemic, while preserving the provision of all health services base to citizens, referring to the close cooperation between the ministries of health and finance in Egypt to meet. All the needs of the health sector and the implementation of health projects in accordance with the Egypt Vision 2030, in particular public health initiatives, and the global health insurance system.

“Mujahid” indicated that the minister stressed the importance of cooperation between the public and private sectors in the countries of the African continent and work to improve health investment opportunities to bridge the gap between available resources and the required quality of health services. provided to citizens..