Egypt, Tunisia discuss cooperation in health sector

Egypt, Tunisia discuss cooperation in health sector

Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met with the Ambassador of Tunisia to Egypt, Mohammed bin Youssef, on Sunday to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in the health sector. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that the Tunisian ambassador conveyed the greetings of Ali Al-Murabit, the Tunisian Minister of Health, and praised the close relations between the two countries in all fields. He also said that the ambassador delivered an official invitation to the Egyptian minister for a working visit to Tunisia. Abdel Ghaffar said that the meeting addressed the exchange of experiences in the field of medical tourism, as Tunisia is one of the leading countries in providing the latest techniques of treatment with seawater. He said that Tunisia has more than 50 hospitals and centers for this purpose and receives patients from Europe and Germany. The Tunisian ambassador said that his country will provide Egypt with all the information and data about the hospitalization and seawater treatment centers in Tunisia so that the Egyptian side can see what has been achieved and develop a vision for development according to the latest technologies applied