Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar launched the Health is Saying and Doing initiative on Monday in the presence of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) — and renowned Egyptian cardiologist Sir Magdi Yacoub. 

The celebration was held at the Children’s Park on the occasion of the convening of the 69th Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean of the World Health Organisation.

During his participation in the event, Abdel Ghaffar praised the fruitful relations between the Egyptian state and the WHO, which are constantly witnessing great development, praising the efforts made by the organisation and its support to improve and develop the quality of health services, which contributes to upgrading the health system in Egypt.