Ministry of Health
UPDATE: Health Ministry claims influenza, not swine flu responsible for recent deaths
Egypt
January 16, 2016
UPDATE: Health Ministry claims influenza, not swine flu responsible for recent deaths
The Health Ministry has stressed that no cases of swine flu have been detected recently, as news reports emerge on…
433 drugs were missing on the market in November: report
Egypt
December 10, 2015
433 drugs were missing on the market in November: report
Al-Masry Al-Youm obtained a list naming 433 missing drugs on the market for the month of November.
Court binds insurance authority to approve medication for ill child
Egypt
December 7, 2015
Court binds insurance authority to approve medication for ill child
The Administrative Court in Alexandria ruled to uphold children’s constitutional rights for government-financed treatment on Sunday, ruling in the favor…
Companies asking to produce anti-hepatitis Sovaldi up to 32
Egypt
December 3, 2015
Companies asking to produce anti-hepatitis Sovaldi up to 32
Seventeen new pharmaceutical companies have applied to partake in the production of local versions of the US-developed anti-hepatitis cure Sovaldi,…
13 firms request to join Sovaldi production
Egypt
October 31, 2015
13 firms request to join Sovaldi production
Thirteen Egyptian pharmaceutical company have filed a request with the Health Ministry to participate in the production of US-developed hepatitis…
Virus behind Assiut epidemic remains ambiguous: health minister
Egypt
October 15, 2015
Virus behind Assiut epidemic remains ambiguous: health minister
The virus behind a recent small-scale epidemic in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut remains unknown, Health Minister Ahmed Emad-Eddin…
National hepatitis commission accused of adopting untested therapy
Egypt
October 14, 2015
National hepatitis commission accused of adopting untested therapy
Sources at the Health Ministry have accused the ministry’s hepatitis control department of adopting new strategies to combat the hepatitis…
Activist slams govt strategy on stray dogs
Egypt
September 17, 2015
Activist slams govt strategy on stray dogs
An animal rights activist has criticized the government’s strategy in handling cases of rabies caused by stray dog bites, suggesting…
Update: Health Ministry raises heat wave death toll to 105
Egypt
August 18, 2015
Update: Health Ministry raises heat wave death toll to 105
The death toll from a heat wave overwhelming Egypt since yearly August has soared to 105 on Monday as eight…
Syndicate photos exposes poor conditions at Giza hospital
Egypt
August 17, 2015
Syndicate photos exposes poor conditions at Giza hospital
The Doctors’ Syndicate released a series of photos showing poor conditions at Giza's hospitals, including overcrowding, staff shortages, poor ventilation Attached…