Ministry of Health
Govt asks health departments to prepare for important Muslim holiday
Egypt
August 27, 2011
Govt asks health departments to prepare for important Muslim holiday
Preparedness levels have been heightened at all hospitals around Egypt in preparation for Eid al-Fitr, an important Muslim holiday, said…
Health Ministry prepares for Friday protest
Egypt
July 28, 2011
Health Ministry prepares for Friday protest
The Egyptian Health Ministry announced Thursday that it was preparing for the mass protest that revolutionary and Islamist movements have…
Health Ministry withdraws 5 drugs as damaging to liver
Egypt
June 22, 2011
Health Ministry withdraws 5 drugs as damaging to liver
Egypt's Ministry of Health has decided to withdraw five pharmaceutical drugs from the local market and cancel their approval because…
Social initiatives: Food for Education
Life & Style
June 7, 2011
Social initiatives: Food for Education
According to a 2011 report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the deterioration in economic conditions over the…
H1N1 virus kills 24 in one week
Egypt
January 3, 2011
H1N1 virus kills 24 in one week
Egypt's Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 24 people died last week from the H1N1 virus (commonly known as…
Egypt discovers 559 swine flu cases in a week
Egypt
December 27, 2010
Egypt discovers 559 swine flu cases in a week
Egypt's Ministry of Health announced on Monday 559 people have tested positive for H1N1 over the past week. The morbidity…
Egypt registers 137 swine flu infections in a week
Egypt
December 13, 2010
Egypt registers 137 swine flu infections in a week
Egypt's Ministry of Health revealed on Monday that 137 persons were found last week to be infected with the H1N1…
NGO: Egypt suffers from high hepatitis C and AIDS rates
Egypt
October 13, 2010
NGO: Egypt suffers from high hepatitis C and AIDS rates
CARE International official Ghada Ezz Eddin on Monday said Egypt suffers from high rates of hepatitis C, and that AIDS…
Health officials sentenced to jail
Egypt
September 23, 2010
Health officials sentenced to jail
The Giza Criminal Court, presided over by Nabil Mohamed Abdel Meguid, has sentenced two Ministry of Health officials to five…
Hospital in Gharbiya burns hazardous waste in nearby village
Environment
September 20, 2010
Hospital in Gharbiya burns hazardous waste in nearby village
Al-Masry Al-Youm has observed the transfer of hazardous medical waste from the incinerator at Mahalla Febrile Diseases Hospital to the…