Hepatitis C
Hep C drug Daklinza to sell for only LE75: minister
Egypt
December 28, 2015
Hep C drug Daklinza to sell for only LE75: minister
The Health and Population Ministry has set the price for Daklinza, its latest local version of anti-hepatitis C drugs, at…
Sovaldi price to drop to LE900 in January
Egypt
December 22, 2015
Sovaldi price to drop to LE900 in January
The Pharmacists’ Syndicate said the price of the Egyptian Sovaldi drug will drop to LE900 in January. Syndicate Secretary General Ahmed…
3.5 mn hepatitis C patients in Egypt: 2015 survey
Egypt
December 7, 2015
3.5 mn hepatitis C patients in Egypt: 2015 survey
Health Minister Ahmed Emad Eddin announced the final results of the 2015 viral diseases survey during a press conference on Monday.…
Daklinza to be used for treatment of hepatitis C as of Saturday
Egypt
December 5, 2015
Daklinza to be used for treatment of hepatitis C as of Saturday
The Viral Hepatitis Committee will be treating Hepatitis C patients with the Daklinza drug as of Saturday, according to the…
Companies asking to produce anti-hepatitis Sovaldi up to 32
Egypt
December 3, 2015
Companies asking to produce anti-hepatitis Sovaldi up to 32
Seventeen new pharmaceutical companies have applied to partake in the production of local versions of the US-developed anti-hepatitis cure Sovaldi,…
Health Ministry assures on alleged Sovaldi counter-effects
Egypt
November 28, 2015
Health Ministry assures on alleged Sovaldi counter-effects
The Health Ministry has rejected allegations by Egypt’s pharmacists' union leader that a US-produced hepatitis cure, on the market since…
New Egyptian drug treats Hep C fourth genetic type with 100% success rate
Health & Fitness
November 17, 2015
New Egyptian drug treats Hep C fourth genetic type with 100% success rate
At a Tuesday conference by the American Society for the Study of Liver Diseases, which was attended by no less…
30,000 Daklinza drug packs ready for Hep C patients
Egypt
October 22, 2015
30,000 Daklinza drug packs ready for Hep C patients
Member of the National Viral Hepatitis Committee Dr.
National hepatitis commission accused of adopting untested therapy
Egypt
October 14, 2015
National hepatitis commission accused of adopting untested therapy
Sources at the Health Ministry have accused the ministry’s hepatitis control department of adopting new strategies to combat the hepatitis…
Only 1 out of 6 million people know they have Hep C
Health & Fitness
October 10, 2015
Only 1 out of 6 million people know they have Hep C
Dr. Wahid Doss, head of the Viral Hepatitis National Committee, said he aims to treat 300,000 to 500,000 patients in…