China sponsored vaccine cold storage facility starts construction in Egypt

During the ceremony, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Egypt's higher education and scientific research minister and acting health minister, expressed heartfelt thanks to the Chinese government and people for their long-term support and assistance to Egypt's healthcare development.

Ghaffar said the new cold storage facility will enhance Egypt's capacity for localized vaccine production, storage and distribution, and help Egypt become a vaccine center in Africa and the Middle East.