epidemic
UN voices alarm about spread of HIV in Egypt
Egypt
December 4, 2017
UN voices alarm about spread of HIV in Egypt
The UN is voicing alarm over the spread of HIV in Egypt, where the number of new cases is growing…
Health ministry to give details on Assiut’s mysterious virus Tuesday
Egypt
October 19, 2015
Health ministry to give details on Assiut’s mysterious virus Tuesday
Details of an unknown virus suspected of being the cause of death for three people and the culprit in the…
Virus behind Assiut epidemic remains ambiguous: health minister
Egypt
October 15, 2015
Virus behind Assiut epidemic remains ambiguous: health minister
The virus behind a recent small-scale epidemic in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut remains unknown, Health Minister Ahmed Emad-Eddin…
Woman dies of bird flu in Assiut, raising deaths to 9 in 2014
Egypt
December 17, 2014
Woman dies of bird flu in Assiut, raising deaths to 9 in 2014
An Egyptian woman died on Wednesday of bird flu bringing the number of deaths of bird flu tonine cases since…
Ebola ‘overwhelming’ health services in west Africa
World
September 10, 2014
Ebola ‘overwhelming’ health services in west Africa
Health workers reported Wednesday being overwhelmed by new Ebola cases at the epicentre of an outbreak described as an existential…
West Africa Ebola toll passes 1,200, quarantine victims to get food: WHO
World
August 19, 2014
West Africa Ebola toll passes 1,200, quarantine victims to get food: WHO
Cases in West Africa's Ebola outbreak this year have risen to 2,240, including 1,229 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
WHO declares Ebola epidemic a global emergency
World
August 8, 2014
WHO declares Ebola epidemic a global emergency
The World Health Organization on Friday declared the killer Ebola epidemic ravaging parts of west Africa an international health emergency…
Typhoid outbreak contained, claims Health Ministry
Egypt
March 4, 2013
Typhoid outbreak contained, claims Health Ministry
The Health Ministry denied on Monday rumors of a typhoid epidemic sweeping the nation. Abdel Aaty Abdel Aleem, head of…
Health Ministry official tries to calm fears of typhoid spread
Egypt
February 14, 2013
Health Ministry official tries to calm fears of typhoid spread
A Health Ministry official said an outbreak of typhoid in Gharbiya Governorate is no cause for fear since the…
Q&A with Wafaa El-Sadr: Leading HIV expert on the global epidemic and its bearing in Egypt
Health & Fitness
June 23, 2012
Q&A with Wafaa El-Sadr: Leading HIV expert on the global epidemic and its bearing in Egypt
Egyptian-born Wafaa El-Sadr — originally a graduate from Qasr al-Aini Medical School in 1975 — is currently the director of the International Center for…