By Gazette Staff CAIRO, July 10, 2018 - Egypt and the World Bank have signed a US$350 million agreement for developing the healthcare system, according to Minister of Investment and International Co-operation Sahar Nasr. Nasr announced on Tuesday that the agreement demonstrated the Bank's keenness on supporting the social and health care programmes that were being implemented by the government. She added that the Long Live Egypt Fund would support the implementation of an anti-Hepatitis C preventive and curative project, which was being undertaken by the government. Nasr said that the World Bank was also committed to supporting the housing sector, which had been declared a priority by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. During a meeting with the World Bank, the two sides agreed on the need to take rapid steps to provide a second, $500 million in funds for the social housing project, which the delegation described as a success story. During their visit, the Bank's delegates will also be following up the development projects in Sinai.