public health

44 students in Aswan infected with mumps disease
Egypt

44 students in Aswan infected with mumps disease

Aswan Education Directorate decided on Saturday to place 44 students at Othman Ibn Afan elementary School in Kom Ombo in…
Typhoid outbreak contained, claims Health Ministry
Egypt

Typhoid outbreak contained, claims Health Ministry

The Health Ministry denied on Monday rumors of a typhoid epidemic sweeping the nation. Abdel Aaty Abdel Aleem, head of…
Education Ministry will not postpone exams for mumps, says spokesperson
Egypt

Education Ministry will not postpone exams for mumps, says spokesperson

The Ministry of Education has no intention to postpone or cancel first semester exams because of mumps, Education Ministry spokesperson…
Number of students infected with mumps climbs to 583
Egypt

Number of students infected with mumps climbs to 583

The number of mumps cases in schools across Egypt reached 583 on Monday. Education Ministry media advisor Mohamed al-Sorogy stated…
Dozens of students catch mumps in Minya, Qena
Egypt

Dozens of students catch mumps in Minya, Qena

Dozens of students have been diagnosed with the mumps in the governorates Minya and Qena, the Health Ministry reported on…
Health Ministry denies woman died from drinking contaminated water
Egypt

Health Ministry denies woman died from drinking contaminated water

  A forensic report on Om Abdel Nabi Ghoneim, 70, claims that the cause of her death was age-related, although…
Ain Helwan’s therapeutic waters are squandered and neglected
Environment

Ain Helwan’s therapeutic waters are squandered and neglected

Old books describe Helwan, a southern suburb of Cairo, as “the sacred healing city” — one of Egypt’s main centers…
Kiosk nutrition: Candy, color and carbs
Health & Fitness

Kiosk nutrition: Candy, color and carbs

A hungry young boy runs up to the kiosk in the early afternoon and holds out a pound for the…
Foot-and-mouth disease infections rises to more than 74,000, says agriculture ministry
Egypt

Foot-and-mouth disease infections rises to more than 74,000, says agriculture ministry

The Agriculture Ministry’s daily report on the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak showed on Tuesday an increase in infections to 74,178 cases,…
Foot-and-mouth disease continues to spread amid fears
Environment

Foot-and-mouth disease continues to spread amid fears

Foot-and-mouth disease continues to spread rapidly throughout various governorates, including Cairo and Alexandria, infecting and killing thousands of cattle. The…
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