Sokhna: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stressed that expanding the localization of healthcare-related industries is key to strengthening local production capacity and meeting the healthcare sector's needs for essential equipment and supplies.
According to State Information Service Egypt, Madbouly highlighted the diversity of such projects, ranging from the outfitting of medical vehicles to the assembly of dental equipment, as a reflection of the growing investment opportunities in specialized industries. This, he emphasized, strengthens the Egyptian market's ability to meet its medical product needs locally.
The Prime Minister made these remarks as he inaugurated two factories operated by Technovision for Industry and Trade within the industrial developer Orascom Industrial Parks. The facilities specialize in outfitting ambulances, mobile clinics, and blood banks, as well as assembling dental machines and equipment.
The inauguration occurred during Madbouly's tour of the Sokhna Industrial Zone, affiliated with the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE). He was accompanied by Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and several company officials.
SCZONE Chairman Mostafa Shaikhon stated that Technovision's projects represent a model of specialized manufacturing directly linked to the needs of vital sectors. He indicated that the ambulance outfitting project adds local production capacity in specialized medical vehicles, while the dental equipment assembly project introduces a new industrial activity based on partnerships and the transfer of technical expertise.
He also noted that the projects' diverse technical partnerships, involving German expertise in medical vehicle outfitting and Egyptian-Chinese cooperation in dental equipment, offer opportunities to develop local industrial capabilities. This aligns with SCZONE's efforts to attract projects capable of expanding production and increasing their local component in the future.
Following the unveiling ceremony of the first factory, which assembles the rear compartments of ambulances, Madbouly and his delegation inspected samples of ambulance equipment. They received a briefing from Technovision Chairman Mohamed Khalaf, who explained that the factory specializes in outfitting the rear compartments of ambulances, mobile clinics, and blood banks. The facility, with investments of $10 million, operates on a 1,500 square meter area and can produce up to 50 ambulances per month, employing around 60 workers.
Khalaf stated that production is supervised by the German company WAS, known for its specialization in ambulance outfitting, adhering to technical specifications and international quality standards. The project plans to expand on an additional 8,000-square-meter plot.
Subsequently, Madbouly and his delegation inaugurated the second factory, which assembles dental machines, chairs, and equipment. They inspected various production stages, including base assembly, motor and electrical installation, and final-product inspection. Khalaf noted that the second factory, with investments of $6 million, operates on a 1,000 square meter area and has a production capacity of up to 100 dental chairs per month, employing around 60 workers.
The factory operates through an Egyptian-Chinese partnership with Runyes, a company specializing in the manufacture of dental chairs and sterilization equipment and devices. A 5,000-square-meter plot opposite the factory has been allocated for future expansion, with a focus on marketing the factory's diverse range of products in the next phase.