Health Ministry
Health minister: 16 dead, 781 injured during 30 June clashes
Egypt
July 1, 2013
Health minister: 16 dead, 781 injured during 30 June clashes
Sixteen people have been killed and 781 others wounded since early Sunday as clashes continued between supporters of Mohamed Morsy’s…
Thirty percent decline in blood donations
Egypt
June 23, 2013
Thirty percent decline in blood donations
The amount of blood bags available at the National Blood Transfusion Center has decreased by 30 percent because fewer citizens…
Urban Planning Authority to move outside of downtown Cairo
Egypt
June 17, 2013
Urban Planning Authority to move outside of downtown Cairo
The Urban Planning Authority has asked the Ministries of Interior, Antiquities, Military Production, and Health to relay to the cabinet…
Health Ministry raises alert in Damietta as more mumps cases emerge
Egypt
April 24, 2013
Health Ministry raises alert in Damietta as more mumps cases emerge
Health Ministry officials in Damietta warned residents on Wednesday as four new suspected mumps cases were reported at a primary…
Health workers’ vigil presses funding, regulatory demands
Egypt
April 23, 2013
Health workers’ vigil presses funding, regulatory demands
Doctors and pharmacists from several professional groups held a vigil outside the Shura Council Tuesday to highlight the need for…
Update: 39 arrested after Friday clashes
Egypt
April 20, 2013
Update: 39 arrested after Friday clashes
The number arrested in connection with Friday’s clashes in downtown Cairo has reached 39, with suspects accused of everything from…
Hundreds more mumps, chickenpox cases in Alexandria schools
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Hundreds more mumps, chickenpox cases in Alexandria schools
Alexandria schools have seen 249 cases of mumps and chickenpox this month alone, according to Mohsen George, the Alexandria Education…
Health Ministry reports 223 injured in Wednesday clashes
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Health Ministry reports 223 injured in Wednesday clashes
Egyptian protesters demanding the release of prisoners battled police in Port Said for a fourth day Wednesday, challenging state authority…
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…