Egypt keen on boosting cooperation with China in vaccines & serums

During his meeting with Chinese Ambassador in Cairo Liao Liqiang, the minister expressed his ministry’s keenness on enhancing cooperation with Egypt in the research, development and innovation of anti-virals, vaccines and serums.

In a statement, spokesman for the Health Ministry Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said that the health minister thanked China for its efforts in backing the Egyptian health sector, adding he is looking forward to expediting the process of completing vital safety laboratories.

The minister also stressed the importance of shoring up bilateral cooperation to help deal with any future pandemics and benefiting from Chinese expertise in the area of medical industries that contributed to the improvement of the Egyptian health sector.

The minister followed up with the Chinese ambassador progress made so far to carry out the health projects that are being implemented between the two sides, on top of which is the establishment of a scientific research laboratory for biosafety at the level of Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3).