Hospitals
Woman dies in front of hospital refusing to admit her
Egypt
March 11, 2012
Woman dies in front of hospital refusing to admit her
A woman died at the entrance of a private hospital in Alexandria after the hospital refused to admit her before…
Head of CCHE denies Suzanne Mubarak embezzled hospital donations
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Head of CCHE denies Suzanne Mubarak embezzled hospital donations
Head of Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt (CCHE), Dr. Sherif Abouel Naga, denied allegations that former first lady Suzanne Mubarak embezzled…
Health Ministry: Hospitals have released those injured in Parliament standoff
Egypt
February 1, 2012
Health Ministry: Hospitals have released those injured in Parliament standoff
Egypt's hospitals have released those injured during Tuesday’s Parliament standoff, the Health Ministry has said. The ministry recorded 131 injuries.
A brief history of field hospitals in Tahrir Square
Opinion
November 27, 2011
A brief history of field hospitals in Tahrir Square
Statement no. 84 by the Supreme Council of Military Forces on 24 November announced the establishment of a military field…
Amid security problems and desperation, Egypt’s hospitals struggle
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Amid security problems and desperation, Egypt’s hospitals struggle
A man walks into a hospital, asking to be admitted as a patient into the neurology department. The receptionist apologizes…
Health Ministry seeks solution to attacks on hospitals
Egypt
November 10, 2011
Health Ministry seeks solution to attacks on hospitals
Assistant Health Minister Dr Abdel Hamid Abaza, held an emergency meeting on Thursday with the head of the Doctors Syndicate,…
Doctors protest lack of security at hospitals
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Doctors protest lack of security at hospitals
Doctors were back protesting on Thursday, a week after their last demonstration outside parliament. This time, however, the demonstration was…
Alexandria’s doctors continue strike
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Alexandria’s doctors continue strike
Doctors in Alexandria continued their strike Tuesday for the second consecutive week. The strike includes 12 public hospitals, one of…
Public medical insurance deficit stands at LE12 billion
Business
September 14, 2011
Public medical insurance deficit stands at LE12 billion
Dr. Abdel Rahman al-Saqqa, president of the Medical Insurance Authority, on Wednesday said the authority suffers a deficit of LE12…
Health Ministry plan would hire locals as hospital guards
Egypt
September 14, 2011
Health Ministry plan would hire locals as hospital guards
A new Health Ministry proposal would put young men across Cairo to work as guards at hospitals in their neighborhoods,…