Hepatitis C
2 Egyptian hepatitis C drugs on the market next week
Egypt
February 16, 2015
2 Egyptian hepatitis C drugs on the market next week
Health Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said two Egyptian drugs that have the same active ingredient as the American Sovaldi…
51 patients cured after 3-month treatment with Sovaldi
Egypt
February 12, 2015
51 patients cured after 3-month treatment with Sovaldi
Medhat Hosny, director of the Hepatic Viruses department of the Kabbari General Hospital in Alexandria, said in a statement on…
Egypt part of FDA advisory committee for Hepatitis C cures
Egypt
January 26, 2015
Egypt part of FDA advisory committee for Hepatitis C cures
Manal Hamdy al-Sayed, member of the National Committee to Combat Viral Hepatitis, said Egypt is taking part in an advisory…
16,000 Hepatitis C patients healed by Sovaldi
Egypt
January 16, 2015
16,000 Hepatitis C patients healed by Sovaldi
Dr. Yehia al-Shazly, member of the National Committee of Hepatic Viruses, said 16,000 Hepatitis C patients were healed after four…
Egyptian NASA expert demands army apology over hepatitis cure scam
Egypt
January 11, 2015
Egyptian NASA expert demands army apology over hepatitis cure scam
The Egyptian military should apologize for failing to live up to promises to activate a hepatitis drug it earlier described…
Hepatitis professor: More than 10 million unaware they are infected
Egypt
January 4, 2015
Hepatitis professor: More than 10 million unaware they are infected
A professor specializing in hepatitis has revealed that while 14 percent of Egyptians are infected with hepatitis C, more than…
Health Ministry succeeds in treating Hepatitis C, fails with bird flu
Egypt
December 5, 2014
Health Ministry succeeds in treating Hepatitis C, fails with bird flu
Government efforts have succeeded in treating eight patients of Hepatitis C with Sovaldi in Alexandria, but failed to combat bird…
Health Minister defends hep C drug against suspicions
Egypt
November 3, 2014
Health Minister defends hep C drug against suspicions
Health Minister Adel Al-Adawy has defended Egypt’s deal with US firm Gilead to secure the hepatitis C drug Sovaldi in…
Indian ambassador clueless about sovaldi talks with Egypt
Egypt
October 23, 2014
Indian ambassador clueless about sovaldi talks with Egypt
India’s ambassador to Cairo has said that he had no information whether his country was in talks with Egypt over…
Health Ministry selects five firms for Sovaldi production
Egypt
October 14, 2014
Health Ministry selects five firms for Sovaldi production
The Ministry of Health has opted for five medical firms for the production of Sovaldi (Sofosbuvir), the US-made Hepatitis C…