Egypt to produce cancer drugs within 6 months: official

The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Arab Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances (ACDIMA), affiliated with the Egyptian Health and Population Ministry, Olfat Ghorab announced that there is a plan to produce 76 high-value cancer medicines.

During an interview with the Egyptian TV on Tuesday, Ghorab added that the plan also aims to produce cancer treatment in the first half of 2023.

She continued that the manufacture of contraceptive drugs will be fully localized, pointing out that producing medicines locally would reduce the import bill, absorb pharmacy and science graduates, and provide medicine on time, at a value that is 50 percent less than its imported counterpart.