Egypt, UNFPA discuss expanding family planning services access

Egypt's health minister met the UNFPA's Egypt representative to discuss sustainable contraceptive supplies and service improvements toward national 2030 targets.

• Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar received Germaine Haddad, UNFPA's representative in Egypt, to discuss expanding family planning access and reducing unmet needs.
• The sides discussed securing sustainable contraceptive supplies, focusing on long-acting and post-natal methods.
• The meeting addressed a regulatory mechanism to train service providers and private-sector cooperation on women's health education.
• Attendees included Deputy Health Minister Abla El-Alfy and other ministry and UNFPA officials.