State Minister for Immigration and Expatriates' Affairs Nabila Makram on Tuesday signed a cooperation protocol with the Long Live Egypt (Tahya Masr) Fund within the framework of an initiative of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to combat Hepatitis C virus in Egypt.

The initiative is designed to call on Egyptian doctors abroad to offer a helping hand to the Egyptian patients to combat the disease, the minister said.

The Long Live Egypt Fund plays a big role in the fight against the disease, she added.