Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, directed the speedy completion of the medical insurance plan for the COP27 climate conference, which Egypt is to host in November in Sharm El-Sheikh. This came during the minister’s weekly meeting, with the ministry’s leaders and heads of bodies, and with the participation of all the ministry’s undersecretaries in the governorates, via video conference. This is part of the ministry’s strategy to improve the public health of citizens. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, confirmed the coordination between all the concerned parties in the ministry to secure the climate conference. Abdel Ghaffar pointed out that the minister directed during the meeting to achieve the maximum benefit from the “remote diagnosis” system through the diagnostic units in the governorates of the republic.

Source: Daily News Egypt August 25, 2022 13:53 UTC