Pfizer works with the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Project HOPE to equip Egypt's National Training Institute (NTI) to provide state-of-the-art training for physicians, nurses and health professionals in Egypt and the Middle East in Infection Control, Family Medicine, Ophthalmology, Urology, General Surgery, Research Methodology, and Healthcare Management. Pfizer also helped upgrade laboratories and training equipment. Nearly 15,000 physicians have been trained through 220 training courses and 21 symposia.