Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian prime minister and Austrian healthcare service consultant Vamed discussed the provision of medical tourism services in the North African nation.

Egypt has paid attention to the medical tourism sector as being a good sector for investments, Moustafa Madbouly, who doubles as the housing minister, said on Wednesday.

The PM has instructed the government to study partnership schemes with Vamed to expand investments in the Arab world's most populous nation.

In the same vein, Egyptian health minister Hala Zayed stressed the importance of spurring further medical tourism projects, pledging to provide all facilitation in this regard.