Ministry of Health
Egypt’s operating-room themed restaurant
Life & Style
August 8, 2017
Egypt’s operating-room themed restaurant
Dressed in blue surgical scrubs and latex gloves, kitchen staff at the Egyptian restaurant D.Kebda prepare grilled beef-liver sandwiches behind…
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
Health & Fitness
August 4, 2017
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
The National Population Council’s (NPC) Anti-Circumcision National Program announced on Tuesday that over the next five years 160 villages will…
28 ambulances to cover National Youth Conference: Health Ministry
Egypt
July 24, 2017
28 ambulances to cover National Youth Conference: Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health and Population announced on Sunday its plan to provide comprehensive medical coverage in Alexandria during the…
Cairo Airport quarantine authorities declare emergency over Yemen cholera epidemic
Egypt
May 17, 2017
Cairo Airport quarantine authorities declare emergency over Yemen cholera epidemic
Quarantine authorities at Cairo Airport declared a state of emergency after news of the cholera epidemic in Yemen. The declaration…
Health Ministry announces list of unavailable drugs for February
Egypt
March 7, 2017
Health Ministry announces list of unavailable drugs for February
The Ministry of Health announced the list of drugs that were unavailable on the market during the month of February…
Cut in secret: the medicalization of FGM in Egypt
Egypt
February 7, 2017
Cut in secret: the medicalization of FGM in Egypt
When 13-year-old Malika from a dusty village outside Cairo, Egypt turned 11, her mother took her to the doctor late…
Dollar crisis hits pharma industry, causing shortages, possible production halt
Business
March 17, 2016
Dollar crisis hits pharma industry, causing shortages, possible production halt
Egypt's pharmaceuticals industry is facing a serious shortage of raw materials, as well as serious financial difficulties, as a result…
Health Ministry admits Zika mosquito found in Egypt
Egypt
February 7, 2016
Health Ministry admits Zika mosquito found in Egypt
The Health Ministry has said that the mosquito carrying the Zika virus, which has recently caught the world's attention as…
Four dead, 19 wounded in Alexandria hospital blaze
Egypt
February 1, 2016
Four dead, 19 wounded in Alexandria hospital blaze
Four people died and 19 others were wounded when a fire broke out at a private hospital in Alexandria on…
Beheira swine flu deaths up to 10 after 2 more die: sources
Egypt
January 24, 2016
Beheira swine flu deaths up to 10 after 2 more die: sources
Two more people died of swine flu three days ago in Beheira, raising the total number of deaths from the virus…