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Ministry denies meningitis epidemic
Egypt

Ministry denies meningitis epidemic

The Health Ministry has dismissed reports about cases of a meningitis epidemic as the country has recorded 61 deaths due…
College students still largely misinformed about Ebola
Life & Style

College students still largely misinformed about Ebola

Months after the Ebola virus outbreak of 2014 had briefly hit the US, American college students still understood little about…
Two generic drugs reduce breast cancer deaths – Study
Health & Fitness

Two generic drugs reduce breast cancer deaths – Study

Two inexpensive classes of drugs available in generic form each reduce the recurrence of breast cancer in post-menopausal women as…
Climate change health risk is a ‘medical emergency’, experts warn
Environment

Climate change health risk is a ‘medical emergency’, experts warn

The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last 50 years of…
Poverty, disease rates increase in seven governorates
Egypt

Poverty, disease rates increase in seven governorates

The 2015 report prepared by the Local Human Development Authority for the governorates of Alexandria, Sharqiya, Qaliubiya, Menoufiya, Kafr El-Sheikh,…
Health group boldly steps up, providing treatment for sufferers of blood disease
Egypt

Health group boldly steps up, providing treatment for sufferers of blood disease

A beam of light in the vicious battle against breaking the cycle between poverty and inefficient public health services in…
Contagious disease spreads among 61 detainees in Haram police station
Egypt

Contagious disease spreads among 61 detainees in Haram police station

Prosecutors on Thursday admitted 61 detainees of the Haram police station to a special Central Security quarantine in 6th of…
Health Ministry declares state of emergency to face coronavirus
Egypt

Health Ministry declares state of emergency to face coronavirus

  The Health Ministry will launch a public awareness campaign about the coronavirus ahead of the upcoming Hajj season to Saudi Arabia. Amr…
Hundreds more mumps, chickenpox cases in Alexandria schools
Egypt

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 official tries to calm fears of typhoid spread
Egypt

Health Ministry official tries to calm fears of typhoid spread

  A Health Ministry official said an outbreak of typhoid in Gharbiya Governorate is no cause for fear since the…
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