Health Ministry
Egypt to be free of hepatitis-C by 2020: health minister
Egypt
October 6, 2016
Egypt to be free of hepatitis-C by 2020: health minister
Egypt's health minister announced on Tuesday that more than 800,000 people have been treated for hepatitis C since January 2016,…
Death toll for Egyptian pilgrims during Hajj increases to 43
Egypt
September 17, 2016
Death toll for Egyptian pilgrims during Hajj increases to 43
The death toll for Egyptian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia this year has risen to 43 cases, according to Assistant…
Food poisoning strikes 22 at famous hotel in Ras Sedr
Egypt
September 16, 2016
Food poisoning strikes 22 at famous hotel in Ras Sedr
Twenty-two people went down with food poisoning on Thursday evening after eating a meal at a famous hotel in Ras…
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
The parents of 11-month-old Barthenia Guirguis Abdel Masih spent two whole days going from hospital to hospital all over Cairo…
Medical shortages — a riot is brewing
Egypt
September 2, 2016
Medical shortages — a riot is brewing
Behind a metal gate, on a plastic mat, sat Maha, seven years old, who suffers from kidney failure. Her eyes…
Health minister announces ‘new system’ of infant milk sales amid protests over shortage
Egypt
September 2, 2016
Health minister announces ‘new system’ of infant milk sales amid protests over shortage
Subsidised infant milk will only be available in 1,005 outlets throughout the country, Egypt's health minister said on Thursday after…
Health Ministry launches e-app listing revised drug prices
Egypt
June 16, 2016
Health Ministry launches e-app listing revised drug prices
The Minister of Health and Population Ahmed Emad Eddin announced on Thursday the launch of a new smartphone e- application…
Health Ministry seeks to build pharma ‘alliance’ for locally made tumor drugs
Egypt
June 3, 2016
Health Ministry seeks to build pharma ‘alliance’ for locally made tumor drugs
Egypt's Health Ministry is in talks with local pharmaceutical companies over the creation of an "alliance" of Egyptian companies that…
Drug prices to drop if shortage not solved in 3 months: minister
Egypt
May 31, 2016
Drug prices to drop if shortage not solved in 3 months: minister
Health Minister Ahmed Emad pledged Tuesday to reverse his recent decision to raise the price of pharmaceutical drugs if he…
Doctors Syndicate condemns El Nadeem Center shutdown
Egypt
April 7, 2016
Doctors Syndicate condemns El Nadeem Center shutdown
The Doctors Syndicate issued a statement on Thursday condemning the recent closure of El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims…