Egypt, General Electric explore improving digital health services

Egypt, General Electric explore improving digital health services

Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat has met with a high-level delegation from General Electric (GE) to forge new partnerships and enhance productive dialogue between the public and private sectors.Present at the meeting were Catherine Estrampes, CEO of GE in Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and Africa, and Nael Dabagh, GE General Manager for the Middle East, North East Africa, Turkey, and Central Asia.The meeting sought to discuss methods of forging new partnerships with global multinational companies, and enhance productive dialogue between the public and private sectors in healthcare. This aims to improve digital health services, increase innovation, as well as increase the inclusion of women.As governments explore means to improve the coverage of healthcare services amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Minister Al-Mashat underlined the role of the private sector in the healthcare system.She noted that it creates a powerful mechanism for addressing different challenges, by capitalising on the strengths of different partners. It also facilitates the provision of services, resources, as well as technical expertise or outreach.To enable the development of a continuously improving healthcare system in Egypt, the minister stated that investment in digitalising healthcare have now become pertinent in transforming care delivery.This is also important