Health Ministry
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…
Health Ministry: 310 people injured in Port Said clashes
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Health Ministry: 310 people injured in Port Said clashes
Clashes between police and protesters in Port Said have left 310 people injured, 33 of whom were shot with birdshot,…
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…