Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar held a video call with Spain's Health Minister Mónica García to discuss expanding bilateral health cooperation and strengthening coordination on issues of mutual interest. The talks focused on global health priorities, including support for World Health Organization decisions and addressing migration health challenges. They also reviewed the World Health Assembly resolution on rare diseases and ways to accelerate its implementation.
Egypt's Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar held a video call with Spain's Health Minister Mónica García to discuss ways to expand bilateral health cooperation and bolster coordination on shared concerns, according to a statement from Egypt's health ministry released on Tuesday.
Abdel Ghaffar noted that the meeting offered a chance to deepen ties between Egypt and Spain via expertise exchange and joint planning to tackle common health issues and yield concrete benefits for both nations.
Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar explained that discussions centered on advancing global health priorities, such as backing World Health Organization (WHO) decisions, fortifying health systems, addressing humanitarian challenges, and focusing on migration health.
The ministers reviewed the World Health Assembly's resolution on rare diseases, exploring methods to speed up its rollout to better aid patients and promote global health equity. They also covered collaboration with international bodies, especially the WHO, alongside Egypt's initiatives to foster partnerships under its country cooperation strategy.
The talks underscored Egypt's humanitarian efforts in delivering healthcare to Palestinians by admitting and treating patients in Egyptian hospitals, emphasizing the need for international coordination to maintain support during emergencies.
Further topics included accelerating actions against childhood obesity and sharing knowledge on migration health. Spain extended an invitation to Egypt to co-sponsor WHO-related resolutions on precision medicine, liver diseases, teleradiology, and stroke.