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Latest in Tag: health minister
Gilead offers Egypt new hepatitis C drug at 99% discount
While the drug will still cost $900 for a 12-week course of treatment, that is a fraction of the $84,000 charged for a course of treatment in the United States.
Application of law regulating work of medical professionals starts January
Al-Rabat confirmed that the law will serve to improve the income of workers in the government’s health care sector, pointing out that the law states that an extra allowance for those being paid a risk allowance will be effectively paid EGP 120 per month starting 1 January 2014.
Doctors’ staff law guidelines announced by Shura Council Health Committee
Doctors Without Rights: None of the law guidelines are new, nor have they been implemented before
Arab health conference begins
The conference brings together representatives from most Arab nations
Doctors demand resignation of health minister
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Tens of doctors organized a march Sunday from the Doctors’ Syndicate to the Ministry of Health demanding the resignation of Minister Ashraf Hatem as well as “corrupt” ministry officials. Doctors said they will resume their strike since their demands were not met, setting an initial date of May 31. “The government [reneged] …