public health
Big pharma tests drugs on Egyptian public, report finds
Egypt
December 14, 2009
Big pharma tests drugs on Egyptian public, report finds
In its recently-released annual report, the Egyptian Medical Support Center (EMSC) found that some multinational pharmaceutical companies in Egypt were…
Sinai tribesmen protest medical negligence
Egypt
December 13, 2009
Sinai tribesmen protest medical negligence
Scores of people protested in the North Sinai town of Al-Qassima Sunday after a local hospital, citing "limited medical resources,"…
5 fall to H1N1 in one day; death toll hits 39
Egypt
December 10, 2009
5 fall to H1N1 in one day; death toll hits 39
Five people in different parts of the country reportedly succumbed to the H1N1 virus, commonly known as "swine flu," on…
Health care… for some?
Egypt
December 9, 2009
Health care… for some?
This week has seen activists, parliamentarians and medical patients demonstrate against recent profit-oriented reforms of Egypt's system of health insurance.
He whose house is made of glass
November 24, 2009
He whose house is made of glass
New poison
November 20, 2009
New poison
End of tale
November 15, 2009