Egypt - Africa agreement in manufacturing and distributing medicine

Ismail Salaam, the Egyptian minister of health, said that Egypt is close to signing an agreement for bilateral cooperation in manufacturing and distributing medicine in Egypt and the African countries, adding that the agreement will be signed during the African health ministers' conference in Cairo, which starts on June 13.

He said that "On the conference's margin, the ministry will organize an exhibition of Egyptian medicines for achieving cooperation in Egypt and Africa".

Ismail Salaam stated that the conference will study establishing an African medicine market.