Adviser to the Egyptian President for Health Affairs, Mohamed Taj El-Din, said that one of the main objectives of establishing the "Drug City", which was inaugurated by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, is to produce the vast majority of medicines inside Egypt, in order to reduce the high prices of some imported medicines that are not available in the country. The Egyptian market, except at very expensive prices. On Thursday, Sisi inaugurated the Al-Dawa City in Al-Khanka, Qalyubia Governorate, north of the capital Cairo, in the presence of a number of ministers, led by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed. In exclusive statements to "Sky News Arabia", Mohamed Taj El-Din explained that 85 percent of the medicine in Egypt is produced locally, adding: "For this reason, the citizen did not feel a shortage of medicines during the Corona virus crisis, in addition to the fact that there is a large strategic stock of medicines." . He pointed out that the national project in the pharmaceutical industry began years ago, and that "the current Egyptian administration has succeeded in producing many international medicines that were not produced locally, due to their high prices or lack of raw materials." He continued, "The Medicine City project began to be contemplated seven years ago, and it is a great leap in the pharmaceutical industry in Egypt, so everyone is happy to open it. A study is also being started on the manufacture of pharmaceutical raw materials and medicines for cancer, which will affect medicine prices in Egypt." On the feasibility of establishing the city, the Egyptian President’s Adviser for Health Affairs commented: “We have 153 pharmaceutical factories in Egypt, and an abundance of distinguished medical cadres, and the main purpose of having a giant city for medicine with international standards is to operate, manufacture and invent medicines, locally at a lower cost.” . He added, "Its presence (the city) will be a great addition to the health sector in Egypt, and the coming period will witness a great boom in the pharmaceutical industry, especially when Egypt enters the field of new industries such as the manufacture of pharmaceutical raw materials." Taj El-Din revealed that the two main assignments issued by Sisi were in the manufacture of raw materials for medicines in general, and the manufacture of oncology drugs in particular, so that they are easily available in the Egyptian market. He also stressed that Egypt is exporting medicines that were manufactured during the past years, some of them to Arab countries. He added, "The Egyptian product also entered the European and international market in many countries, and Egypt is currently seeking to increase the export of medicines during the coming period."