public health
Public medical insurance deficit stands at LE12 billion
Business
September 14, 2011
Public medical insurance deficit stands at LE12 billion
Dr. Abdel Rahman al-Saqqa, president of the Medical Insurance Authority, on Wednesday said the authority suffers a deficit of LE12…
Social initiatives: Alashanek Ya Balady’s fight against child pneumonia
Health & Fitness
June 28, 2011
Social initiatives: Alashanek Ya Balady’s fight against child pneumonia
Developing a critical strategy for controlling pneumonia, the main cause of child mortality in Egypt and developing countries, is the…
Health minister lays down new rules for organ transplants
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Health minister lays down new rules for organ transplants
Egyptian Health Minister Hatem al-Gabaly on Thursday announced new rules and regulations governing human organ transplants for the country's hospitals.
Health Ministry: 26 succumb to H1N1 despite plummeting infection rates
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Health Ministry: 26 succumb to H1N1 despite plummeting infection rates
Egypt's Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 26 people had died from "complications associated with the H1N1 virus," commonly…
Minister: Smoking to be banned in Egyptian public spaces by 2015
Environment
January 10, 2011
Minister: Smoking to be banned in Egyptian public spaces by 2015
Smoking will be officially banned in all public places in Egypt by 2015, Health Minister Hatem al-Gabli announced this week.Violators,…
Medical figures protest planned relocation of Abbasiya’s psych hospital
Egypt
December 26, 2010
Medical figures protest planned relocation of Abbasiya’s psych hospital
Dozens of doctors, nurses and hospital workers staged a demonstration on Sunday in front of Cairo's renowned Abbasiya Psychiatric Hospital…
Two die of swine flu, 25 infections reported in 6 governorates
Egypt
December 22, 2010
Two die of swine flu, 25 infections reported in 6 governorates
A man in Daqahliya and a child in North Sinai reportedly died from the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, on…
Four dead, 19 infected with swine flu in 9 governorates
Egypt
December 21, 2010
Four dead, 19 infected with swine flu in 9 governorates
Four deaths associated with the H1N1 virus, commonly known as "swine flu," were reported this week countrywide, while the number…
Study: Egyptians most vulnerable to heart disease at early age
Egypt
December 2, 2010
Study: Egyptians most vulnerable to heart disease at early age
Egyptians are the most vulnerable to heart disease at an early age compared to people elsewhere in the world, according…
Coca-Cola: Carcinogenic glasses not available on Egyptian market
Egypt
November 22, 2010
Coca-Cola: Carcinogenic glasses not available on Egyptian market
Sets of themed Coca Cola drinking glasses that were recalled from the US market for containing carcinogenic material were never…