Some 20 hospitals will be renovated and built in 2024 at costs amounting to EGP 10.9 billion, said Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Tuesday. 12/3/2024 During a meeting with the ministry leaderships at the ministry headquarters in the New Administrative capital to follow workflow of health projects, the minister said 30 health projects were finalized in 2023. The minister ordered his ministry leaderships to form a committee to be in charge of medical preparation at medical facilities and meet the medical needs of citizens. Source: State Information Service Egypt Damascus, Minister of Education, Mohammad Amer Mardini , discussed with Head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR )Maria Stavropoulou, prospects for joint cooperation between the two sides, especially in the field of supporting educational process programs related to compensation for educational losses and psychosocial support. During the meeting, which was held in the ministry building in Damascus, Mardini reviewed the efforts of the Ministry of Education to compensate for educational losses and encourage students to return to school and rehabilitate schools, especially after the earthquake that occurred last year, pointing out the importance of coordination to develop cooperation in various educational fields. For her part, Stavropoulou referred to the plan in the regard of training and rehabilitation of a number of schools affected by the earthquake, and compensation for educational losses, adding the necessity of strengthening cooperation to meet educational needs. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
