Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Meteini, President of Ain Shams University, thanked Al-Ahram Foundation for adopting the idea of ​​holding the medicine conference in its third edition, under the patronage of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, for the importance of the drug sector and its important role in the health care system, saluting President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, which put the Egyptian person and the health of the Egyptian person as the first priority in the new republic by supporting the comprehensive health insurance system and the presidential initiatives for public health, which had a great impact in bringing about a boom in the health sector in Egypt with the recognition of international institutions and bodies.

This came during the activities of the third Al-Ahram Conference for Medicine, held under the title "Medication and Health Care in the New Republic", in the presence of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, Dr. Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance, and Dr. Mohamed Awad Taj El Din, Advisor to the President of the Republic for Health Affairs, and journalist writer Abdel Mohsen Salama, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Ahram Foundation, journalist writer Alaa Thabet, editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram newspaper, journalist writer Maged Mounir, editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram Gate and Al-Ahram Evening Gate, Dr. Adel El-Adawy, the former Minister of Health, Dr. Tamer Essam, head of the Medicines Authority, and Major General Dr. Bahaa Zeidan, head of the Unified Procurement Authority.

The President of Ain Shams University added, during his speech, that the Egyptian health system succeeded in addressing the Corona pandemic, and had a great role in eliminating the C virus, stressing its success in the serious tests that health systems are exposed to, represented by pandemics and epidemics.

The President of Ain Shams University also saluted the workers in the pharmaceutical sector in Egypt for their efforts in filling the gaps and providing high-quality, safe, and effective medicine, especially during the Corona pandemic and the provision of Hepatitis C drugs, saying: “It was necessary for us to meet and discuss the current and future challenges and problems that face This sector is suffering from it and that we all gather as experts, officials and decision-makers to provide all means of support for medicine in Egypt… A salute of appreciation and reverence to all medical workers in all sectors of the state, whether in the preventive sector, basic care, government and university hospitals, for their historic role in addressing the Corona pandemic, which made them They are called the White Army.

The President of Ain Shams University explained that the conference represents a huge and influential gathering in creating a clear vision for a strong, stable pharmaceutical market that is able to compete globally in line with the comprehensive vision of the new republic in Egypt based on achieving self-sufficiency in everything, and the Egyptian medicine comes at the top of the priorities because it is a component As a president in the health care system in the new republic, this conference was launched.

He added that it was an honor to chair this conference for 3 consecutive sessions, since its inception in 2019 through a generous invitation from the Al-Ahram Foundation, which pleased me with its great importance, adding that during the preparatory sessions for the conference this year, I made sure that all participants are owners of a national vision that aims for realistic and achievable solutions. to implement.

The President of Ain Shams University also expressed his hope to raise the competitiveness of Egyptian medicine, reduce production costs and raise quality to its highest levels, not only in order to meet all local needs, which is a matter of national security, but also to increase exports to unprecedented rates, and this was emphasized in The conference, noting that the conference sessions are exposed to the importance of attracting foreign investments and the drug market to localize the rapidly developing non-traditional drug industry, which is the manufacture of biological medicines and vaccines of various types, in addition to the long-awaited manufacture of raw materials, noting that in this regard I note the actual start In some Egyptian factories, there was a visit a few days ago by the Minister of Health and his Saudi counterpart to one of these factories.

He called on all companies to invest in research and development at rates and rates higher than what is currently available in twinning with scientific, medical, and pharmaceutical research centers in Egypt, especially after the issuance of the Clinical Trials Law.

The President of Ain Shams University said that the conference is in its third edition, spanning two days, with 52 speakers, all of whom are experts in all relevant sectors and the circulation of the drug market in Egypt. The role of all participating parties is to achieve one goal, which is to achieve sustainable care and provide medicine.

El-Meteini also stressed the importance of holding the conference under the auspices of the Al-Ahram Foundation, which is an important and ongoing event on an annual basis, with its fourth session being held next year. important.

He thanked the leadership of the Ministry of Health and the concerned authorities in the country that responded to this conference, which adopted the role of an honest broker to provide the best possible atmosphere between the parties to the industry, whether manufacturers or decision-makers and to come up with recommendations to be implemented within a year and to discuss and present what was done in the next conference.