Signing of the joint agreement between the Government of Japan and WHO Egypt Cairo, Egypt, 9 March 2026 – The WHO country office in Egypt has signed a new agreement with the Embassy of Japan to support the provision of emergency health care services to ill and injured Palestinian patients evacuated from the Gaza Strip to receive treatment in Egypt. Valued at more than million, this new agreement follows a US$ 8.3 million agreement signed in March 2024, bringing the total amount of Japan’s support to WHO Egypt in response to the Gaza crisis to more than US$ 11.38 million over the past three years. The agreement was signed at a high-level event attended by H.E. Dr Khaled Abdelghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, H.E. Mr Fumio Iwai, Japanese Ambassador to Egypt, Dr Samar Al-Ahdal, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Expatriates, Ms Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt, and Dr Nima Abid, WHO Representative to Egypt. The project will continue until...