Health Minister lauds relief efforts by Egyptian medics in tsunami-hit countries

Egypt's Health Minister Mohammad Awad Taggudin thanked on Wednesday the painstaking relief efforts exerted by Egyptian medics in tsunami-hit Asian countries.

Opening the annual conference for state-run hospitals and medical institutes, Taggudin said that it was also thanks to President Hosni Mubarak, who has always been keen on sending relief aid to devastated countries worldwide.