public health
44 students in Aswan infected with mumps disease
Egypt
March 16, 2013
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
March 4, 2013
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
October 16, 2012
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
October 8, 2012
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
September 28, 2012
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
August 23, 2012
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
July 29, 2012
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
April 26, 2012
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
April 10, 2012
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
March 20, 2012
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…