Kazakhstan, Egypt Eye New Healthcare Cooperation After Talks

Kazakhstan and Egypt are exploring new avenues for cooperation in healthcare, medicine, and pharmaceuticals following high-level talks in Cairo.

Kazakh Ambassador Askar Zhengis met with Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, where the two sides emphasized the strategic importance of strengthening bilateral ties in the medical sphere, The Caspian Post reports via Kazakh media.

During the meeting, the officials discussed opportunities for collaboration across a wide range of healthcare fields, including traditional medicine, pharmaceuticals, epidemiology, and disease prevention. Particular attention was paid to the exchange of expertise between qualified doctors, scientists, and researchers, as well as cooperation through joint conferences, exhibitions, and data sharing on critical infectious diseases.

The talks also covered the idea of building closer links between leading medical scientists from both countries, including regular exchanges of experience in complex surgical operations.

Ambassador Zhengis highlighted that Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has declared 2026 the “Year of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence” in Kazakhstan. As part of this initiative, the country has already begun developing an AI-based system to monitor the quality and volume of medical services nationwide. The diplomat also outlined concrete measures being implemented to raise the professional status of doctors and improve their social conditions.

In response, Abdel-Ghaffar expressed strong interest in Kazakhstan’s proposals and confirmed Egypt’s readiness to provide full support for their joint implementation, voicing confidence in the success of the planned initiatives.

Earlier, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the Czech Republic Kairat Abdrakhmanov presented his Letters of Credence to Petr Pavel, marking another step in Kazakhstan’s active diplomatic engagement abroad.