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The Egyptian Authority
for Unified Procurement
(UPA) and the Arab Hospital
Federation (AHF) signed a
protocol on cooperation to
consolidate the role of the
Africa Health ExCon
(Cairo, Egypt) -
The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement (UPA) and Arab
Hospital Federation (AHF)
signed a Protocol of
Cooperation to enhance the
role of the
Africa Health ExCon 2023
in its second edition under
the title ''Your gateway to
Health and Innovation in
Africa''. The Africa Health
ExCon Exhibition is held
under the patronage of His
Excellency the Egyptian
President Abdel Fattah
El-Sisi. In addition, it
will take place between the
7th and the 10th of June
2023 at the Egypt
International Exhibition
center in Cairo, Egypt.
H.E. General Dr. Bahaa
El-Din Zidan, Chairman of
The Egyptian Authority for
Unified Procurement, Medical
Supply, and the Management
of Medical Technology (UPA),
Tawfik Khoja, Secretary
General of the Arab
Hospitals Federation, and
H.E Prof Dr. Ahmed El-Sobky,
the Chairman of the General
Authority of Healthcare,
Assistant Minister of Health
and Population, General
Supervisor of the Universal
Health Insurance Project
have signed the Cooperation
protocol. Furthermore, the
signing ceremony was
attended by several senior
officials, including Alice
Yammine Boueiz, Chief
Executive Officer of the
Arab Hospitals Federation,
Dr. Ali Abu Gain, Executive
Council Member of Arab
Hospitals Federation, Ameer
El Telwany, CEO of Egypt
Healthcare Authority, Dr.
Hani Rashid, Vice Chairman
of the Board of Directors,
Egypt Healthcare Authority,
and Omar Abd El Aziz,
Technical bureau director of
UPA.
On his part,
General DR. Bahaa Zidan said
that the Egyptian Authority
for Unified Procurement aims
to collaborate with the Arab
Hospitals Federation on
optimizing Africa Health
ExCon 2023. In addition, the
UPA and AHF are combining
their efforts towards
maximizing the Egyptian role
in promoting the potential
of exchanging insights
within the healthcare and
medical sector through
enhancing Africa Health
ExCon's role as a hub of
innovation and trade in
Africa. Thus, the Africa
Health ExCon Exhibition and
Conferences will play a key
role in creating a
competitive edge within the
health and pharmaceutical
sectors while attracting new
investments and paving the
way to exchanging
experiences among major
global and international
corporates.
He
added on the sidelines of
the signing ceremony that
AHF is UPA's main partner in
the success of the Africa
Health ExCon 2022, as it
played a key role in kicking
off the first edition that
had a long-term positive
impact within both the
healthcare and
pharmaceutical sectors.
Furthermore, General DR.
Bahaa Zeidan affirmed that
UPA and AHF will join forces
in organizing the second
edition of Africa Health
ExCon held next June to
attract a large number of
medical and pharmaceutical
firms operating in the GCC
countries to be part of such
influential and impactful
event in GCC and Africa.
Moreover, he noted that
Africa Health ExCon 2023
will be more integrated and
comprehensive to become the
first inclusive platform in
the healthcare and
pharmaceutical sectors.
The patronage of H.E
President Abdel Fattah
El-Sisi of the Republic was
the main contributor to the
success of the 1st edition
of Africa Health ExCon, in
addition to the support of
other senior officials in
various ministries and state
institutions, Zidan added.
Africa Health ExCon
Exhibition supports
communication frameworks
among various pharmaceutical
institutions in Africa. It
is considered the first of
its kind sustainable
business platform that
brings together all the
players of the
pharmaceutical industry
under one umbrella. It also
works on formulating a
unified vision that supports
providing medical and
healthcare services while
developing scientific and
medical research in Africa.
On the other hand, Prof.
Tawfik Khoga stated that AHF
was founded mainly to help
Arab countries in providing
comprehensive healthcare
services. In addition, it
exists to asset the
pharmaceutical sector in the
digital transformation and
develop the digitization of
the pharma and healthcare
industries.
He added
that the Egyptian state
launched several health
initiatives that serve all
its citizens under the
auspices of President Abdel
Fattah El-Sisi, noting that
AHF and the Egyptian
government have a mutually
beneficial relationship and
a strong friendship. He also
extended thanks to Egyptian
President Abdel-Fattah
El-Sisi as he sponsored a
comprehensive health and
pharmaceutical renaissance
in Egyptian.
Furthermore, he affirmed
that Africa Health
ExCon-2023 is set to witness
a turnout of a large number
of Gulf and African
corporates, indicating that
it comes within the
framework of deepening the
unified vision in the health
and pharmaceutical sectors
in Africa.
He also
stressed that the Egyptian
state seeks to share its
experience in the pharma and
medical industries while
increasing investment
opportunities and mutual
trade with its sister
countries in the African
continent to build a
powerful health system
capable of dealing with
epidemics, pandemics, and
chronic diseases spread in
Africa.
Dr. Ahmed
El-Sobky, the Chairman of
the General Authority of
Healthcare noted that the
main purpose of this
Protocol of Cooperation is
to consolidate the
cooperation between Africa
Health Excon and the Arab
Hospital Federation (AHF),
which reflects the
organizers of the powerful
event are keen on exchanging
their expertise to guarantee
the success of the 2nd
edition.
He pointed
out that the success of the
Africa Health Excon 2022
enhanced the ability of the
organizers to expand the
scope of the second edition
and develop new sustainable
methods and tools that help
in boosting cooperation
between Egypt, Arab and
foreign countries for it to
become a pan-African
platform for the pharma
industry. This would also
include Egypt's ability to
transfer its expertise in
various health and
pharmaceutical sectors to
the African countries, the
Arab region, and the Middle
East, pointing to the
relentless efforts of the
Authority in supporting our
brothers in neighboring
countries.
Africa
Health Excon 2023 is being
organized to serve as the
continental hub of
innovation and trade in
Africa; and that it will be
the gateway to health and
innovation in Africa
bringing together hospitals
and healthcare providers,
pharmaceuticals, laboratory
equipment, medical and
surgical supplies, and
equipment companies.
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