The campaign was kicked off during a tour Abdel-Ghaffar conducted in Sharm El-Sheikh on Saturday to inspect quarantine measures, medical facilities, and places allocated for the residence and reception of delegations. The tour was meant to review the health insurance system’s preparations for the COP27 climate change conference.

The minister expressed his appreciation for the company’s representatives for their support of the health system’s efforts to address diseases and epidemics, pointing out that fixed vaccination points have been allocated in all of Sharm El-Sheikh hotels, including medical teams to vaccinate workers.

More than 20,000 hotel workers are being vaccinated in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar, spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Population, said the minister affirmed the ministry's keenness to periodically vaccinate hotel workers to maintain their safety and the public's health and to ensure the quality of food served to hotel visitors.

The minister noted that workers receive regular vaccinations against various diseases, such as the coronavirus, stressing that periodical vaccination campaigns are organised as part of the health insurance plan for the Climate Conference.

Mohamed El-Dababy, General Manager of GlaxoSmithKline Egypt, indicated the company's keenness to support the efforts of the Ministry of Health, to complement the company's contribution to government efforts aimed at addressing various health issues, including preventing the spread of diseases and epidemics, through effective and safe vaccines. Since the company is one of the global companies specialized in the manufacture and development of vaccines.

Mohamed El-Dababy, General Manager of GlaxoSmithKline Egypt, said the company is keen to support the efforts of the Ministry of Health, being one of the International companies specialised in the manufacture and development of vaccines.

The company is contributing to government efforts to address various health issues, including preventing the spread of diseases and epidemics, through effective and safe vaccines, he added. 

Mohamed El-Attar, head of Health Economics Sector at GlaxoSmithKline, said that to complement the success of the initiative to eradicate hepatitis C, called for by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, there is an urgent need to unite efforts to raise people’s awareness of the importance of immunisation and the prevention of viral liver diseases. 

This has a fundamental economic impact on Egypt in light of the health and economic challenges the world is witnessing, which entails achieving universal health coverage and the vision of Egypt 2030.