HIV
Counter-influenza panel to convene in emergency meeting over Corona disease Monday
Egypt
April 27, 2014
Counter-influenza panel to convene in emergency meeting over Corona disease Monday
The Health Ministry's counter-influenza panel will hold an emergency meeting on Monday afternoon at the Health Ministry, headed by Health…
A year after announcing he had HIV, Maged El Rabeiy is fighting on
Health & Fitness
September 24, 2012
A year after announcing he had HIV, Maged El Rabeiy is fighting on
In June last year, during an anti-stigma conference, Maged El Rabeiy announced that he had HIV, the virus that causes…
Q&A with Wafaa El-Sadr: Leading HIV expert on the global epidemic and its bearing in Egypt
Health & Fitness
June 23, 2012
Q&A with Wafaa El-Sadr: Leading HIV expert on the global epidemic and its bearing in Egypt
Egyptian-born Wafaa El-Sadr — originally a graduate from Qasr al-Aini Medical School in 1975 — is currently the director of the International Center for…
Asmaa: An HIV patient’s struggle against social stigma in Egypt
Cinema/TV
December 14, 2011
Asmaa: An HIV patient’s struggle against social stigma in Egypt
Amr Salama’s latest film “Asmaa” stirred up a lot of hype before it opened in Egyptian movie theaters last week.…
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…
AIDS at 30 – no looking back
Opinion
June 8, 2011
AIDS at 30 – no looking back
We look back at the last 30 years of AIDS, so that we can shape the future of the response.…
Eliminating the stigma of AIDS
Health & Fitness
June 2, 2011
Eliminating the stigma of AIDS
The Forum to Fight Stigma and Discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) held a press conference at the Flamenco…
Buying birth control: Sexual stigmas and STDs
Life & Style
January 25, 2011
Buying birth control: Sexual stigmas and STDs
In Egypt, where no national survey has been conducted on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) other than HIV in over ten…
Interior Ministry implements phase two of AIDS examination in prisons
Egypt
September 30, 2010
Interior Ministry implements phase two of AIDS examination in prisons
The Ministry of Interior Affairs Prison Sector has started a second phase of counseling services and AIDS examinations inside prisons,…
Egypt’s HIV epidemic
Opinion
September 25, 2010
Egypt’s HIV epidemic
With only five years remaining in which to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has called…