Virus C
No more waiting lists for hepatitis-C drug treatment: health minister
Egypt
July 28, 2016
No more waiting lists for hepatitis-C drug treatment: health minister
Health Minister Ahmed Emad Eddin has announced the end of government waiting lists for patients seeking the latest drug treatment…
8.8 million patients infected with hepatitis C in Egypt: conference
Egypt
January 30, 2016
8.8 million patients infected with hepatitis C in Egypt: conference
Professors from Alexandria University have indicated that there has been an increase in the rate of infection in people with…
Hep C drug Daklinza to sell for only LE75: minister
Egypt
December 28, 2015
Hep C drug Daklinza to sell for only LE75: minister
The Health and Population Ministry has set the price for Daklinza, its latest local version of anti-hepatitis C drugs, at…
30,000 Daklinza drug packs ready for Hep C patients
Egypt
October 22, 2015
30,000 Daklinza drug packs ready for Hep C patients
Member of the National Viral Hepatitis Committee Dr.
Health Ministry announces new Hep C drug Qurevo
Egypt
October 9, 2015
Health Ministry announces new Hep C drug Qurevo
A new drug to tackle Hepatitis C will be available in the next few days, announced the Health Ministry at…
New Virus C drug available next month
Egypt
July 11, 2015
New Virus C drug available next month
According to Dr. Wahid Doss, head of the National Committee to Control Viral Hepatitis, a new drug would be available…
Minister: Egypt needs 8 years to eliminate Virus C
Egypt
May 15, 2015
Minister: Egypt needs 8 years to eliminate Virus C
Egypt needs eight years to eliminate Virus C, Health Minister Adel al-Adawy said during a seminar organized by Al-Masry Al-Youm. There…
Smoking deaths in Egypt 4 times higher than hepatitis
Health & Fitness
May 13, 2015
Smoking deaths in Egypt 4 times higher than hepatitis
Smoking-related deaths in Egypt, determined by the World Health Organization and the Egyptian Health Ministry to be approximately 170,000 annually,…
Bassem Youssef criticizes disregard of deadline for AIDS and Hep C curing devices
Egypt
December 30, 2014
Bassem Youssef criticizes disregard of deadline for AIDS and Hep C curing devices
Satirist and TV presenter Bassem Youssef criticized state institutions for ignoring the deadline announced by the armed forces to test…
Health Minister issues directives to increase number of clinics for hepatitis
Egypt
November 27, 2014
Health Minister issues directives to increase number of clinics for hepatitis
The Minister of Health and Population Adel al-Adawy stressed in a meeting Tuesday with members of the National Committee for…