Hospitals
Alexandria hospital workers protest delayed payments
Egypt
August 9, 2015
Alexandria hospital workers protest delayed payments
Dozens of workers at the government-run al-Mabarra Hospital in Alexandria began a strike on Saturday over a two-month delay in the…
Report: 2 Egyptian hospitals among Arab world’s best 10
Egypt
August 5, 2015
Report: 2 Egyptian hospitals among Arab world’s best 10
Two hospitals in Egypt have been ranked among the Arab World’s best ten hospitals in the 2015 Webometrics Ranking of…
Doctors’ Syndicate: Health Ministry bans photos showing failure in hospitals
Egypt
June 22, 2015
Doctors’ Syndicate: Health Ministry bans photos showing failure in hospitals
The Doctors' Syndicate has called out the Health Ministry over an administrative decision that reportedly bans doctors from publishing photos…
ECESR: Cairo has less than 34 hospital beds for every 10,000 Egyptians
Egypt
June 9, 2015
ECESR: Cairo has less than 34 hospital beds for every 10,000 Egyptians
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb was shocked at he state of Egypt's deteriorating health care system during his recent visit to local…
Cairo University investigates lost cancer patients’ records
Egypt
May 25, 2015
Cairo University investigates lost cancer patients’ records
Cairo University has said it will investigate the disappearance of cancer patients' records from its National Cancer Institute (NCI). University chief…
Report: Getting sick in Egypt is high risk for travellers
Egypt
February 22, 2015
Report: Getting sick in Egypt is high risk for travellers
Getting sick in Egypt is a high risk for travellers, according to a map published by a health care and…
Doctors Syndicate calls for tightening control on Abraaj Capital company
Business
January 22, 2015
Doctors Syndicate calls for tightening control on Abraaj Capital company
Officials at the Doctors Syndicate recommended that the Health Ministry tighten control on the activity of the multinational company Abraaj Capital,…
Fourth doctor dies of acute pneumonia in Mansoura
Egypt
February 2, 2014
Fourth doctor dies of acute pneumonia in Mansoura
A doctor in Mansour fell victim to respiratory infection at Mansoura University hospital, marking the fourth death among doctors from…
Health study shows jump in state-hospital visitors
Egypt
February 13, 2013
Health study shows jump in state-hospital visitors
Government hospitals saw a significant increase in patients during 2012, according to a Health Ministry study. On Wednesday, the ministry’s…
Health minister: 4,000 hospitals should be demolished
Egypt
January 21, 2013
Health minister: 4,000 hospitals should be demolished
Health Minister Mohamed Mostafa Hamed has said that 200 hospitals and 3,800 health clinics around the country need to be…