Egypt inks letter of intent with PerkinElmer, HVD Egypt to strengthen health joint cooperation

Updated 3/8/2023 12:43:00 PM

Arab Finance:  Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Medical Supply, and Medical Technology Management (UPA) signed a letter of intent with the US-based PerkinElmer and HVD Egypt to boost health cooperation, according to a statement by the cabinet on March 8th.

According to the letters of intent, the ministry will cooperate with PerkinElmer to explore the possibility of implementing the final stage for collecting devices “secondary packaging" locally in Egypt through a feasibility study that is presented and discussed in this regard.

Secondary packaging is the exterior packaging of the primary packaging that groups packages and further protects or labels the drug product.

In addition, the UPA will also cooperate with PerkinElmer to explore the possibility of manufacturing scratching paper locally, through a yet-to-be established plant in Egypt.

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