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Daily News Egypt
7 hours ago
- Health
- Daily News Egypt
Health minister showcases AI's impact on healthcare at Huawei Cloud Summit
Egypt's Minister of Health and Population and Deputy Prime Minister, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, took part in the 'Huawei Cloud Summit for North Africa,' joining government officials, international experts, and technology leaders to explore the future of cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) in critical sectors—most notably healthcare. In his remarks, Abdel Ghaffar reaffirmed Egypt's commitment to harnessing modern technologies, including cloud solutions, to protect health data and drive digital transformation. He noted that upgrading health infrastructure and digitising services are key national priorities to achieve sustainable development. Describing digital transformation as a cornerstone of healthcare reform, the minister highlighted the role of cloud infrastructure in boosting operational efficiency, expanding health coverage, and enabling the use of AI and data analytics for evidence-based decision-making, performance monitoring, and targeted resource allocation. Abdel Ghaffar also emphasised the importance of secure transmission of medical data, underlining that safeguarding patient privacy is a national imperative. He called for robust information systems that ensure transparency and long-term sustainability, aligning with Egypt's strategy to build a fully integrated digital health ecosystem that delivers consistent, high-quality care. The minister praised Huawei for providing advanced, internationally compliant data protection solutions, which he said strengthen healthcare institutions' confidence in adopting cloud technologies. He also stressed the need to equip young professionals with digital skills to sustain the transformation, commending Huawei's efforts in capacity building. Harnessing AI and cloud solutions, Abdel Ghaffar added, enhances the quality of healthcare services and supports equitable distribution of medical resources. He concluded by describing the summit as a valuable forum for sharing insights on Africa's technological future, and highlighted Huawei's offerings as key tools to help the health sector address future challenges.
Zawya
19 hours ago
- Health
- Zawya
Huawei Cloud: Enabling the leap to intelligence in Northern Africa with inclusive AI
Cairo, Egypt: Huawei Cloud Summit Northern Africa was successfully concluded, gathering over 600 government and business leaders, alongside key ecosystem partners from more than 10 countries. The Summit served as a pivotal platform to envision the digital future of the region and explore strategic opportunities in leapfrog development. Huawei Cloud has marked a year of significant growth since the official launch of its Egypt Region in 2024, which established Huawei Cloud as the first public cloud provider in Northern Africa. The past year has seen Huawei Cloud Northern Africa achieve a remarkable 140% growth, foster innovation with over 300 customers and 200 partners, and empower more than 15,000 developers to drive intelligent transformation across the region. Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, stated during his speech at the opening of the summit that Egypt has placed great emphasis on investing in information technology, particularly in the establishment of large-scale data centers, with the aim of providing a secure environment for storing and analyzing vast volumes of information. He explained that the digital infrastructure developed in Egypt over the past years has significantly facilitated data storage and management, especially in sectors such as health and education. He pointed out that the healthcare sector is one of the key beneficiaries due to the volume of medical data, as cloud computing enables secure and efficient storage while linking hospitals and radiology centers. Dr. Amr Talaat, in a speech delivered on his behalf by Eng. Raafat Hindi, Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology for Infrastructure Development and Digital Transformation, affirmed that in addition to Egypt's digital wealth, it possesses an even more significant asset in its human resources, represented by its youth, entrepreneurs, and innovators. He noted that the state is exerting its utmost efforts to enhance their skills and capabilities, empowering and qualifying them to compete in the job market. He also highlighted the collaboration between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Huawei in implementing several ministry initiatives focused on training young people from various qualifications and age groups. Dr. Amr Talaat emphasized that this summit aligns with the state's efforts to build a digital Egypt and strengthen its position as a regional hub for innovation and digital transformation, while enhancing its technological infrastructure through partnerships with major global companies. He added that an ambitious strategy is being implemented to bolster Egypt's capabilities in cloud computing by developing a highly efficient computational infrastructure. Additionally, efforts are underway to provide an infrastructure that enables small and medium-sized enterprises and startups to leverage computational capabilities and artificial intelligence tools, relying on data centers located within Egypt. "The current global AI technology transformation presents great opportunities for leapfrog development in Northern Africa," stated Jacqueline Shi, President of Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service, in her keynote speech. "Huawei Cloud is committed to AI-centered innovation. We aim to lower the barrier for enterprises to use AI. We aim to provide you inclusive cloud and AI technologies that are accessible anywhere, highly cost-effective, and enhanced with industry know-how. We aim to assist countries across Northern Africa in building a intelligent cloud foundation for all industries to go intelligent." Recognizing the concurrent opportunities presented by the rapid advancement towards a digital, intelligent, and low-carbon future, Huawei Cloud unveiled its "Five Inclusives" strategy. This comprehensive framework, encompassing inclusive connectivity, government services, education, security, and energy, leverages innovative technologies like cloud and AI to enable a leapfrog development for the region, making technological advancements affordable, accessible, intelligent, and secure to everyone. The AI Pioneer with Technological Innovation and Deep Industry Expertise Huawei Cloud is strategically focusing on key industries in Northern Africa, from government, carrier, finance, manufacturing, education, to e-commerce and retail, to accelerate their digital journey. Felix Feng, President of Huawei Cloud Northern Africa, outlined Huawei Cloud's three core strategic measures: 1) Enable customers to effectively deploy, use, and manage the cloud. 2) Integrate best practices from China and the globe with regional insights to deliver highly valuable, tailored industry solutions. 3) Provide advanced compute and AI development pipeline to empower local enterprises to become AI pioneers in their own industry. Further solidifying Huawei Cloud's commitment to regional infrastructure, Jo Xu, General Manager of Huawei Cloud Egypt, announced the launch of a new availability zone (AZ) at the Huawei Cloud Cairo Region in 2026, promising enhanced, high-quality cloud services for customers across the region. Juan Yong, Deputy Director of Huawei Cloud Global Solution Sales, unveiled Huawei Cloud's full-stack innovations, all centered on AI. For AI model and application development, ModelArts Studio, the Model as a Service (MaaS) platform, offers a full-process automated toolchain for out-of-the-box model development. Additionally, Huawei Cloud introduced an extensive array of AI-native cloud services such as GaussDB, CodeArts for one-stop DevSecOps, and MetaStudio for digital content production. To address the stringent requirements of government and enterprise customers for security, reliability, and agility, Hu Hang, General Manager of Global Business at Huawei Hybrid Cloud, released Huawei Cloud Stack 8.5. This hybrid cloud solution provides over 120 out-of-the-box, locally deployed cloud services, meeting the growing demands for cutting-edge technologies like cloud native, data lake, and AI. Strengthening the Ecosystem with Innovation for Sustainable Development Huawei Cloud continues to uphold its "Cloud for Good" philosophy, leveraging cloud and AI technologies to benefit communities, the environment, and sustainable development. Dai Libin, Director of Huawei Cloud Marketing, showcased how Huawei's "Cloud for Good" initiative is transforming Egypt, spotlighting the impactful Startup Program. Take Intella, a trailblazing startup dedicated to crafting the world's most accurate Arabic speech-to-text engine. Leveraging Huawei Cloud's resources—including cloud vouchers, cutting-edge Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, and ModelArts for one-stop AI development—Intella supercharged data training and model inference processes. Today, their Arabic model spans an impressive 25 dialects, setting new benchmarks in linguistic innovation. In talent cultivation, Huawei Cloud has forged partnerships with the IT Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), National Telecommunication Institute (NTI), Information Technology Institute (ITI), and leading universities in Egypt. At today's Summit, a new program "Egypt Developers Community Appointment" was launched, which integrates cutting-edge knowledge in AI, cloud computing, 5G, and big data into university curricula, while offering training in soft skills and freelancing basics, thereby expanding career pathways for participants. A prime example of these talent efforts is Manetho, the champion of the Huawei Developer Competition Egypt 2024, whose AI-powered hieroglyphics translation app has significantly grown its user base, media exposure, and revenue after they won the competition. Manetho's app is currently in use at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and is slated for deployment at the Grand Egyptian Museum. Looking ahead, Huawei Cloud reaffirms its commitment to collaborating with more customers and partners, accelerating the intelligent transformation of Northern Africa across education, government services, connectivity, and security.
Daily News Egypt
22-07-2025
- Health
- Daily News Egypt
Egypt hosts international neurosurgery conference to drive medical innovation
Egypt's Minister of Health, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, on Tuesday inaugurated the Excellence in Neurosurgery Conference—a major international scientific gathering that unites top specialists from Egypt and around the world to explore cutting-edge advancements and share expertise in neurosurgery. In his opening remarks, Abdel Ghaffar highlighted the significance of the conference, which comes amid major progress in a field that exemplifies the fusion of advanced technology, multidisciplinary collaboration, and skilled human resources to deliver superior patient care. He noted that the Ministry of Health has prioritized neurosurgery through its inclusion in the Presidential Initiative to Eliminate Waiting Lists, launched in 2018. This initiative has enabled over 183,000 neurosurgical operations and 14,000 cerebral catheterizations, ultimately saving thousands of lives. The minister also pointed to the establishment of seven internationally accredited stroke centers, with plans underway to expand the network so that every governorate has access to rapid intervention and improved outcomes. During the conference, Abdel Ghaffar witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Egyptian General Authority for Healthcare and the Egyptian Health Council. The agreement aims to unify training and specialization frameworks in line with Egypt's Vision 2030, which seeks to build a modern, high-quality healthcare system. Ahmed El-Sobky, Chairperson of the General Authority for Healthcare, congratulated Abdel Ghaffar on receiving the Distinguished Leadership Award from the European Council for African and Middle Eastern Companies (ECAM). The award recognizes his leadership of the Arab Health Ministers Council over four years and his efforts to advance Egypt's health sector. El-Sobky noted that under Egypt's Universal Health Insurance system, more than 10,000 neurosurgical procedures have been carried out—75% of which were complex, high-skill surgeries, including 6,000 performed in the past year alone. He credited these remarkable achievements to strong political backing and investment in modern technology, such as surgical microscopes and neuro-endoscopy systems, which have significantly enhanced patient outcomes and shortened recovery times. Hamdy Nabawy, conference chairman, underscored the importance of the event as a platform for scientific dialogue that will help raise standards of care in this highly specialized field. Professor Si-Hun Kim of Korea University expressed gratitude for the invitation, sharing his experience of performing spinal surgeries in Egypt. He emphasized that ensuring pain-free recovery and the best possible patient outcomes should remain at the heart of every neurosurgical practice.
Egypt Independent
20-07-2025
- Health
- Egypt Independent
'100 Days of Health' provides over 5mn free medical services in 3 days
Ministry of Health and Population announced on Saturday 19/7/2025 that a total of 5,063,722 free medical services were provided throughout three days since the launch of the third edition of the '100 Days of Health' campaign, which was launched on July 15, 2025. The campaign, which is implemented in accordance with the directives of Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, the Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, aims to improve healthcare services across the state. As many as 1,570,726 services were provided by the campaign on Friday, according to Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar. He added that the campaign had provided 616,883 services through the primary healthcare and family planning sector, 362,407 services via the therapeutic care sector, 205,377 services from health insurance organization hospitals and 5,402 emergency services delivered by the Egyptian Ambulance Organization. Moreover, the campaign had offered health awareness and educational services to 85,681 persons through community outreach teams deployed in public spaces, clubs, and shopping malls across governorates, the spokesman added.
Daily News Egypt
19-07-2025
- Health
- Daily News Egypt
Egypt's Health Minister reviews upgrades at Gustave Roussy Hospital
Egypt's Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, convened a meeting at the ministry's headquarters in the New Administrative Capital to review the quality of medical services provided at Gustave Roussy Hospital (formerly Al-Hermel). The meeting underscored the government's commitment to delivering high-quality healthcare to citizens, according to an official statement released on Saturday. During the meeting, Abdel Ghaffar stressed the importance of providing a supportive and comfortable environment for patients and their families. He directed the establishment of a dedicated unit to receive patient complaints and measure satisfaction, alongside streamlining medical and administrative procedures to enhance service delivery. The minister also called for strengthened coordination to ensure the continuous availability of essential medications and medical supplies. Abdel Ghaffar highlighted that over 12,000 state-funded treatment approvals were issued between 1 June and 18 July 2025. He further emphasised the need to accelerate the work of health insurance medical committees to speed up insurance approvals for patients. Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar announced the formation of a special task force to oversee the hospital's development plans and improvements to the work environment. This task force will implement regular reporting mechanisms to track performance and ensure sustained progress. The minister also instructed an increase in the number of highly trained medical and administrative staff and called for expanded cooperation with French experts from Gustave Roussy to train Egyptian teams in advanced treatment protocols. The Health Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to rigorous oversight of the hospital's operations, in coordination with the private sector, to guarantee equitable access to quality healthcare. It also highlighted its strategic partnership with Gustave Roussy International, aimed at improving patient outcomes and elevating standards of care.
