Egypt and Mauritania have explored opportunities to deepen bilateral cooperation in healthcare, with discussions focusing on medical training, pharmaceutical collaboration, preventive healthcare and medical tourism during a meeting between Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, and Mauritania’s Ambassador to Egypt, El Houssein Ould Sidi Abdallah.

According to a statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population, Abdel Ghaffar reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to strengthening its healthcare partnership with Mauritania through the exchange of expertise, capacity-building initiatives and technical support across a range of medical fields.

Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the meeting reviewed progress on existing cooperation programmes and explored avenues for expanding collaboration in professional training, skills development and specialised consultancy services.