Hospitals
Comprehensive social health insurance bill to be submitted to parliament in 2 weeks
Egypt
October 18, 2017
Comprehensive social health insurance bill to be submitted to parliament in 2 weeks
A draft of a comprehensive social health insurance law has almost been finalized and is expected to be submitted to…
Every Egyptian will receive medical insurance services via electronic card: Health Minister
Egypt
May 15, 2017
Every Egyptian will receive medical insurance services via electronic card: Health Minister
for the sake of affording every Egyptian appropriate medical insurance, Health Minister Ahmed Emad El-Din announced on Sunday that a…
Health Minister apologizes to patients for poor services in Fayoum hospitals
Egypt
May 10, 2017
Health Minister apologizes to patients for poor services in Fayoum hospitals
Health Minister Ahmed Emad has apologized for the poor medical services offered at public hospitals in Fayyoum. In a press…
Parliamentary committee approves proposal to regulate work at public hospitals
Egypt
May 4, 2017
Parliamentary committee approves proposal to regulate work at public hospitals
The House of Representatives Committee on Proposals and Complaints approved a proposal on Wednesday to regulate work at the hospitals…
No poisoning cases reported, hospitals nationwide equipped for emergencies: Health Ministry
Egypt
April 17, 2017
No poisoning cases reported, hospitals nationwide equipped for emergencies: Health Ministry
The Health Ministry's Crisis and Emergency taskforce has not received any communication about cases of poisoning in any hospital nationwide so…
All hospitals in eastern Aleppo out of action: health directorate
Middle East
November 19, 2016
All hospitals in eastern Aleppo out of action: health directorate
All hospitals in Syria's besieged rebel-held eastern Aleppo are out of service after days of heavy air strikes, its health…
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Hospitals refuse to treat child with burns during Eid al-Adha holiday
The parents of 11-month-old Barthenia Guirguis Abdel Masih spent two whole days going from hospital to hospital all over Cairo…
Sick child whose brother illegally entered Italy treated at Sheik Zayyed Hospital
Egypt
September 6, 2016
Sick child whose brother illegally entered Italy treated at Sheik Zayyed Hospital
The chronically sick boy whose 13-year-old brother entered Italy illegally in search of medical treatment for him has been given…
Egypt opens biggest unit for stroke patients in Middle East
Egypt
August 1, 2016
Egypt opens biggest unit for stroke patients in Middle East
Egypt has opened the Middle East region's biggest hospital unit dedicated to the treatment of stroke patients. The new unit…
Mother, hospital staff to stand trial for girl’s death from FGM
Egypt
July 13, 2016
Mother, hospital staff to stand trial for girl’s death from FGM
The prosecutor's office in Suez governorate has referred four defendants to criminal court on charges relating to the death of…