Egypt has signed a trilateral cooperation agreement worth $3.38m with the Government of Japan and the World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen emergency medical services and enhance hospital preparedness amid mounting pressure on the healthcare system due to regional humanitarian crises.

The agreement was witnessed by Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, in the presence of Japanese Ambassador to Cairo Iwai Fumio, UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt Elena Panova, and WHO Representative in Egypt Naeema Abid.

The project is structured around three main pillars: supplying essential medical equipment to hospitals involved in emergency response plans; training healthcare professionals in advanced critical-care protocols; and improving hospital readiness – particularly in border governorates – to deliver specialised care to injured individuals and displaced populations.