GE Healthcare, in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) has signed on to a partnership with Egypt's Ministry of Health to enhance the country's health care technology and training resources.

As part of the agreement, a feasibility study for the establishment of a Biomed Center for Excellence will be conducted. A second phase will follow, in which construction will get underway.

Experts approximate 50 percent of medical equipment in developing countries is not functioning optimally. On top of that, 85 percent of hospitals in Africa reported difficulty finding qualified medical engineers. The partnership with GE, and the plans for the Biomed Center of Excellence, are both in the interest of resolving those problems.
"With a population of over 85 million people, health care is a major social and economic force for Egypt," said His Excellency Dr. Adel El Adawy, Minister of Health, in a statement.

"Therefore, enhancing health technology management and governance systems, ensuring performance efficiency and capacity building by nurturing strong local expertise, and maximizing the provision of continuing medical education are key pillars in the Ministry's focus on health system strengthening to support the attainment of international health indicators in Egypt," he continued.

Today, over 37,000 GE Healthcare systems and technologies are deployed in hospitals across Africa.

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