medical waste
Govt refutes April Fool’s Day rumors
Egypt
April 4, 2019
Govt refutes April Fool’s Day rumors
The Egyptian government refuted several rumors that were spread on the April Fool’s Day including that all preachers had been…
Police raid farm for collecting hazardous medical waste
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Police raid farm for collecting hazardous medical waste
The police and the preventive medicine department in Daqahlia discovered a storeroom that included 25 tons of hazardous medical waste…
Factory seized allegedly producing koshary containers from medical waste
Egypt
October 15, 2014
Factory seized allegedly producing koshary containers from medical waste
Giza Supply detectives seized a factory in the Abul Nomros neighborhood that authorities say was recycling medical waste to produce…
Medical waste piles up as government downplays problem
Environment
February 1, 2012
Medical waste piles up as government downplays problem
The mismanagement of medical waste has been a problem in Egypt over the past two decades, and despite periodic efforts…
Medical waste traders sentenced to prison
Environment
March 30, 2010
Medical waste traders sentenced to prison
The Cairo Criminal Court approved yesterday a 15-year prison sentence for Ibrahim Ramadan Abdel Salam, a Cairo University Hospital janitor…