AstraZeneca plans to invest more in Egypt and increase productivity by 50 percent in the next three years, said Hatem El Werdany, AstraZeneca’s Country President for Egypt, on Monday.
AstraZeneca, which owns a factory in the 6th of October City, is set to release nine new drugs this year, with 900 million pills produced per year.
The pharmaceutical company has inaugurated its new sustainable headquarters in Cairo, demonstrating the company’s commitment to protecting the environment.
The LEED building in the new eco-friendly area reflects AstraZeneca’s ambition to take bold action to take actions combating climate change.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by Gareth Bayley, the British Ambassador to Egypt; Håkan Emsgård, the Swedish Ambassador to Egypt; and Awad Tag El Din, the President’s Advisor for Health and Prevention Affairs.
“Our green partnership with Egypt remains one of our top priorities, following the handover of the COP presidency from the UK to Egypt last November,” said Bayley.
AstraZeneca has been advocating for sustainability in the region, especially during COP27, in which it announced programmes to accelerate the decarbonization of healthcare and the establishment of green hospitals in Egypt.
