Minister
of Health and Population Hala Zayed discussed at a meeting with renowned heart
surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub cooperation with the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart
Foundation to establish a department of clinical research at the Health
Ministry's hospitals.
The health minister had issued a decision to set up a department of clinical research at the secretariat of specialized medical centers, the general secretariat of mental health, the general authority for health insurance, the general organization for teaching hospitals and institutes and health affairs' directorates in governorates.
In a statement released, Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed said that a large number of medical staff will be trained for working in the clinical research department, to improve the efficiency of medical service providers.
During the meeting, Zayed and Yacoub probed the activation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to train Egyptian doctors on clinical research, the spokesman added.
Source: State
Information Service
