Hospitals
Health Ministry warns of food poisoning during Sham al-Naseem feast
Egypt
May 1, 2016
Health Ministry warns of food poisoning during Sham al-Naseem feast
As Egyptians prepare to celebrate Sham al-Naseem on Monday, the Health Ministry has issued warnings urging people to take proper…
Doctors Syndicate urges tougher penalties for attacks on hospitals, medics
Egypt
April 23, 2016
Doctors Syndicate urges tougher penalties for attacks on hospitals, medics
The Doctors Syndicate has called on parliament and the government to expedite the review of a law stiffening penalties for…
Gulf firms invest in Egypt’s health sector as privatization looms
Egypt
April 20, 2016
Gulf firms invest in Egypt’s health sector as privatization looms
The Egyptian Doctors Syndicate has expressed concern over the increasing influence of Gulf-based companies in the Egyptian health sector, increasing…
Surveillance cameras to be installed in hospitals: official
Egypt
February 26, 2016
Surveillance cameras to be installed in hospitals: official
The health minister instructed the directors of the ministry's sectors and bodies in all governorates to quickly install surveillance cameras…
Nurses go on strike at Suez Canal University hospital
Egypt
February 15, 2016
Nurses go on strike at Suez Canal University hospital
Suez Canal University Hospital was paralyzed on Monday morning as hundreds of nurses went on strike to protest against new…
Buses to transport doctors across Egypt to Cairo for critical Friday assembly
Egypt
February 9, 2016
Buses to transport doctors across Egypt to Cairo for critical Friday assembly
The Doctors' Syndicate is earnestly lobbying for its emergency public assembly next Friday to discuss recent incidents of alleged assaults…
Surgery patients do better when hospitals are good to nurses
Health & Fitness
January 24, 2016
Surgery patients do better when hospitals are good to nurses
Surgery patients do better when nurses have better working environments, according to a new study. Hospitals with well-staffed, top-notch nursing departments…
Syndicate photos exposes poor conditions at Giza hospital
Egypt
August 17, 2015
Syndicate photos exposes poor conditions at Giza hospital
The Doctors’ Syndicate released a series of photos showing poor conditions at Giza's hospitals, including overcrowding, staff shortages, poor ventilation Attached…
Doctors protest lack of training
Egypt
August 16, 2015
Doctors protest lack of training
Several young doctors protested outside the Doctors' Syndicate in Cairo on Saturday to decry what they called a lack of training…
16 hospitals seized over suspected Brotherhood links
Egypt
August 10, 2015
16 hospitals seized over suspected Brotherhood links
A panel formed by the Justice Ministry to freeze the assets of the Muslim Brotherhood decided on Monday to seize 16 hospitals…