Health Ministry
Suspended Gaza fuel deal shreds tough diplomatic efforts
Middle East
October 14, 2018
Suspended Gaza fuel deal shreds tough diplomatic efforts
By suspending badly needed fuel deliveries to the Gaza Strip after deadly clashes, Israel has cast doubts on the viability…
Health Ministry denies plans to privatize mental hospital
Egypt
October 10, 2018
Health Ministry denies plans to privatize mental hospital
According to the Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), the government has no intention to privatize the…
Dialysis deaths prompt Egypt’s Health Ministry to check medical equipment nationwide
Egypt
September 16, 2018
Dialysis deaths prompt Egypt’s Health Ministry to check medical equipment nationwide
Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed on Sunday formed a committee to revise medical equipment such as electromechanical…
Death toll among Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 51
Egypt
August 27, 2018
Death toll among Egyptian Hajj pilgrims rises to 51
The Health Ministry announced on Monday morning the death of another Egyptian pilgrim in Saudi Arabia, raising the death…
22.8% of Egyptians are smokers: National Health Survey
Life & Style
July 23, 2018
22.8% of Egyptians are smokers: National Health Survey
According to a National Health Survey monitoring risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Egypt, around 22.8 percent of Egyptians…
Health Minister tells hospitals to broadcast national anthem
Egypt
July 11, 2018
Health Minister tells hospitals to broadcast national anthem
Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed issued a decree stating that the national anthem, followed by doctor’s oath, shall be…
Court imprisons top employee in health ministry over bribe charges
Egypt
June 28, 2018
Court imprisons top employee in health ministry over bribe charges
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Wednesday the Minister of Health’s former advisor Ahmed Aziz to 10 years hard labor…
Lawyer suggests establishing syndicate for widows, divorcees in Egypt
Egypt
April 15, 2018
Lawyer suggests establishing syndicate for widows, divorcees in Egypt
Egyptian Lawyer Mahmoud Salama recently suggested the establishment of a syndicate for widows and divorcees that would collect annual subscription…
Abbassia Mental Hospital head suspended over filming patients
Egypt
February 6, 2018
Abbassia Mental Hospital head suspended over filming patients
Egypt’s Health Ministry declared on Monday that the head of the Abbassia Mental Hospital and 11 members of the hospital’s…
Cairo’s Choueifat International School temporarily closed after suspected meningitis outbreak
Health & Fitness
February 6, 2018
Cairo’s Choueifat International School temporarily closed after suspected meningitis outbreak
Education Minister Tarek Shawki declared on Monday that his ministry has decided to suspend study for one week at New…