U.K - Egyptian cooperation for solving Y2K problem

A source at the British embassy in Cairo said that in the framework of health cooperation between Egypt and Britain, two advisors from the British Ministry of Health are currently holding talks with officials in the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Housing regarding means of solving the problem of the year 2000 and its effects on running vital medical equipment and planning for emergencies.

The source stated that the two experts are to meet with Egyptian Minister of Health and Housing Dr. Ismail Salam and Dr. Hamdi El-Sayed, chief of doctors, to discuss benefiting from the U.K experience in health and housing filed.

The two experts will also cooperate with a set of specialists affiliated to the organization of British aid to convene a training session for Egyptian engineers responsible for medical devices from all Egypt's governorates regarding means of overcoming the Y2K problem in terms of running medical devices and planning for emergencies in the headquarters of the Nasser Institute Hospital in Cairo.

The U.K. has achieved excellent progress and compliance in resolving this Y2K problem through governmental programs that provided awareness and assistance to agencies and businesses, according to prime minister Tony Blair.