Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar witnessed on Tuesday the signing of a cooperation protocol between the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Pharco Pharmaceutical Corporation, for supporting the Ministry of Health in implementing family planning programmes and enhancing reproductive health services. The protocol was signed by Frederica Meyer, the representative of the United Nations Population Fund, and Sherine Helmy, the Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the Pharco Pharmaceutical Group. According to the protocol, it is planned to train 2,000 family planning service providers, according to the latest scientific methods, to ensure support for family planning services and support the health of Egyptian women. Under the partnership, it is also planned to launch a number of mobile medical clinics for remote and disadvantaged areas to expand the scope of providing services and spreading awareness and culture among its citizens. Frederica Meyer said that the UNFPA is working to end the unmet need for family planning, pointing out that this partnership is an important step towards achieving this goal, and that the fund adopts a multi-sectoral and multi-partnership approach to provide the best reproductive health services.
