World Health Organization
Study: 16 percent of physicians addicted to smoking in Egypt
Egypt
August 27, 2017
Study: 16 percent of physicians addicted to smoking in Egypt
A study by the Egyptian General Association for Combating Smoking, Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases revealed a study that showed half…
20.2% of Egyptians are smokers: CAPMAS
Egypt
May 30, 2017
20.2% of Egyptians are smokers: CAPMAS
According to population estimates for 2016, 20.2 percent of over 15s in Egypt are smokers, which is equal to 12.6 million, the…
Egypt supports Ethiopian candidate running for WHO secretary general post
Egypt
May 14, 2017
Egypt supports Ethiopian candidate running for WHO secretary general post
Former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom, who is running for the post of secretary general of the World Health Organization,…
Global surge in clinical depression is worrying: WHO
Health & Fitness
April 15, 2017
Global surge in clinical depression is worrying: WHO
Cases of depression have ballooned almost 20 per cent in a decade, making the debilitating disorder linked to suicide the…
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO
Health & Fitness
March 6, 2017
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO
A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water…
Cut in secret: the medicalization of FGM in Egypt
Egypt
February 7, 2017
Cut in secret: the medicalization of FGM in Egypt
When 13-year-old Malika from a dusty village outside Cairo, Egypt turned 11, her mother took her to the doctor late…
Egypt in top 10 for road traffic deaths, officials still seeking solutions
Egypt
October 6, 2016
Egypt in top 10 for road traffic deaths, officials still seeking solutions
The number of road accidents in Egypt increases day by day, and the government is unable to find any real…
Over 90% of world breathing poor quality air: WHO
Environment
September 30, 2016
Over 90% of world breathing poor quality air: WHO
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, calling for dramatic…
Where’s Zika going next?
Health & Fitness
September 2, 2016
Where’s Zika going next?
Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zika say that 2.6 billion people living in parts of Asia and…
Zika result of ‘massive’ mosquito control failures
Health & Fitness
May 24, 2016
Zika result of ‘massive’ mosquito control failures
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan lashed out at family planning and mosquito control "failures" as root causes of…