drugs
UNAIDS urges action against HIV in Middle East and North Africa
Health & Fitness
December 6, 2011
UNAIDS urges action against HIV in Middle East and North Africa
Though HIV has been rapidly sweeping the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since 2001, making it one of…
Tahrir society doctor: Cause of Atta’s death remains inconclusive
Egypt
November 1, 2011
Tahrir society doctor: Cause of Atta’s death remains inconclusive
A doctor who witnessed the majority of the autopsy conducted on the body of Essam Ali Atta on Friday, 28…
Study: 3 million children living on Egypt’s streets
Egypt
August 11, 2011
Study: 3 million children living on Egypt’s streets
There are 3 million street children in Egypt as a result of social injustice and slum life, according to a…
Legalizing drugs in Egypt: Just a pipe dream?
Egypt
July 25, 2011
Legalizing drugs in Egypt: Just a pipe dream?
The global war on drugs has failed. Or so claims a recent report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy…
Roughly 9% of population are drug addicts, says minister
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Roughly 9% of population are drug addicts, says minister
The total number of drug addicts in Egypt is estimated at 9 percent of the total population, said Minister of…
Airport authorities intercept illegal consignment of pain-killers
Egypt
May 26, 2011
Airport authorities intercept illegal consignment of pain-killers
Anti-narcotics officers at Cairo International Airport say they have confiscated a large consignment of analgesic drugs being smuggled illegally into…
Pharmacists Syndicate: Over 100 medications in short supply
Egypt
January 23, 2011
Pharmacists Syndicate: Over 100 medications in short supply
There is a deficiency of over 100 vital medications in the Egyptian market, for most of which no alternatives exist,…
Egypt must release journalist charged with drug possession, says rights group
Egypt
November 23, 2010
Egypt must release journalist charged with drug possession, says rights group
Egyptian authorities should immediately release Youssef Shaaban, a reporter for the online newspaper Al-Badil arrested on Friday while covering street…
Health Ministry to cancel licences for 700 kinds of medicine
Egypt
November 8, 2010
Health Ministry to cancel licences for 700 kinds of medicine
The Health Ministry this week plans to cancel the licenses for 700 different kinds of medicine that were issued last…
US delegation in Cairo evaluates drugs standards
Egypt
July 11, 2010
US delegation in Cairo evaluates drugs standards
A six-member delegation from the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) visited the National Organization for Drug Control and Research (NODCR) laboratories…