CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - World Bank (WB) Regional Director for Egypt, Djibouti and Yemen Stephane Gumpert said Egypt was able to realize great achievements in terms of reducing birth and death rates, as well as increasing the average life expectancy of individuals.

In a speech Sunday during the opening session of the annual forum of the General Authority for Comprehensive Health Insurance, the WB official also referred to Egypt's key achievement of obtaining the “gold level certificate” from the World Health Organization (WHO) for its success in eliminating hepatitis C.

The event was held under the patronage and presence of Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar.

Gumpert praised the Egyptian government's efforts to promptly implement the “Universal Healthcare Insurance System (UHIS).”

The WB official termed Egyptian efforts in this regard as “tremendous”, saying “We at the World Bank Group are proud to be a partner of the Egyptian government in supporting the comprehensive health insurance system, along with a number of international partners.” (MENA)

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