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Official: Egyptian pilgrims to enjoy new privileges this year
Egypt

Official: Egyptian pilgrims to enjoy new privileges this year

Egyptian pilgrims will enjoy new privileges this year, including having their designated area in Arafat increased by a kilometer and…
Health Ministry to launch vaccination campaign against measles in October
Egypt

Health Ministry to launch vaccination campaign against measles in October

The Health Ministry will launch a nationwide campaign to vaccinate 24 million children against German measles in early October, said…
Report: 61 die from heatwave since Sunday
Egypt

Report: 61 die from heatwave since Sunday

Since Sunday, 61 people have died from the debilitating heatwave that has swept through Egypt. The Health Ministry announced in a…
Health Ministry: 886 tons of spoiled food thrown out since January
Egypt

Health Ministry: 886 tons of spoiled food thrown out since January

In a nationwide inspection campaign of one million factories, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, cafeterias, schools and hospitals, the Health Ministry has…
Family planning methods usage decline to 58 percent in 2014
Egypt

Family planning methods usage decline to 58 percent in 2014

The Ministry of Health has announced that the prevalence of use of family planning methods dropped to 58 percent in…
Health Ministry concluding negotiations over new drug for hep C virus
Egypt

Health Ministry concluding negotiations over new drug for hep C virus

The Health Ministry is concluding negotiations with an international firm over receiving a new drug, registered outside Egypt under the…
Minister: Regular blood donors estimated at 1% of population
Egypt

Minister: Regular blood donors estimated at 1% of population

Health Minister Adel al-Adawy has announced that providing valid blood should top the government’s priorities in order to guarantee citizens'…
Health Ministry: 5,000 AIDS patients officialy registered in Egypt
Egypt

Health Ministry: 5,000 AIDS patients officialy registered in Egypt

Number of AIDS patients officially registered in Egypt is estimated at 5,000 cases, according to Health Ministry’s estimates, said Waleed…
More than 1,000 private medical facilities closed down in first quarter of 2015
Egypt

More than 1,000 private medical facilities closed down in first quarter of 2015

The Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday that 1,109 private medical facilities in 21 different governorates have been…
Health Ministry: Avoid fesikh on Easter
Egypt

Health Ministry: Avoid fesikh on Easter

Health Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar has advised people to avoid eating fesikh during Easter, especially if bought from street…
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