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Health Ministry launches vaccination campaign against polio
Last recorded case of polio in Egypt has been registered 14 years ago

Health Ministry advises public to adhere to protective measures to tackle Omicron variant
Egypt suspends direct flights with South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, and Eswatini

Health Ministry ready to medically secure ‘Rams Road’ reopening
Abdel Ghaffar inspects medical services in vicinity of Rams Road

Health Ministry adds 3 specialties to health initiative to end waiting lists
All surgeries, medications that patients receive under presidential initiative are free of charge

Health Ministry opens COVID-19 vaccination booths at Cairo Metro stations
500 citizens receive COVID-19 vaccines at Sadat metro station in first day

Health Ministry to increase medical teams at main airports, POEs
The targeted airports are Cairo, Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Luxor, Aswan, and Borg El Arab.

Health Ministry launches awareness campaign on mental health
Campaign to last for 30 days, during which awareness seminars will be organised

Health Ministry assigns 830 vaccination centres nationwide
Egypt is one of first countries in Africa that receive COVID-19 vaccines from multiple sources to ensure greatest coverage, says WHO

Egypt’s Health Ministry starts issuing accredited COVID-19 vaccination certificates
Each certificate costs fee of EGP 100 for Egyptians, $10 for non-Egyptians

Egypt’s Health Ministry denies fees collected for providing COVID-19 vaccines at home
Ministry receives all requests from low-mobility citizens to receive vaccine at home via hotline 15335

1.6 million new-borns in Egypt examined for hearing loss, impairment: Health Ministry
Total of 4,215 non-Egyptian children residing in Egypt were examined as part of ministry efforts

Egypt’s Health Ministry provides home vaccination for reduced mobility patients
Provision for home vaccination is being provided by equipped, well trained medical teams

Egypt Health Ministry awareness teams reached 17,000 in Suez
Ministry sets up 13 medical kiosks, 15 mobile clinics in Ain Sokhna to provide medical services

Egypt’s Health Ministry launches awareness campaigns against COVID-19
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed has announced the launch of awareness campaigns in sevengovernorates, on Saturday and Sunday, to provide health tips to citizens on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The step comes as part of the ministry’s efforts to encouragecitizens to follow precautionary and preventive measures amidEid Al-Fitr holidays, in order to reduce the COVID-19 infection rate in the country. The campaign targeted Cairo, Alexandria, and Fayoum on Saturday. It is scheduled to continue on Sunday in Ras al-Bar city in Damietta governorate, Baltim city …

Egypt’s Health Ministry deploys teams to increase COVID-19 awareness
Teams set out to educate citizens, tourists about precautionary measures, importance of vaccination

Health Ministry expands quarantine hospitals in Sohag after COVID-19 infection surge
COVID-19 cases in Sohag reach about 7,000 since beginning of pandemic: Health Minister

Egypt Press Syndicate condemns Health Ministry’s alleged media obstruction
Video showed ministry spokesperson Khaled Mogahed snatching phones from reporters in Qena

Egypt’s Health Ministry allocates special areas for COVID-19 vaccination
Newly prepared areas have capacity of vaccinating 10,000 people per day

Egypt Health Ministry extends national vaccination campaign against polio to Friday
Just over 16.54 million children, including 20,404 non-Egyptians residing in country, have been vaccinated so far

Over 15 million children in Egypt vaccinated against polio in 3 days: Health Ministry
Last recorded case of poliomyelitis in country was in 2004

Egypt’s Health Ministry launches 2nd phase of Polio vaccination campaign
Last case of disease in Egypt was recorded in 2004

Health Ministry resumes early detection campaign for anemia, obesity, dwarfism for school students
Campaign coincides with start of second semester and resumption of in-person teaching

Health Ministry launches poliomyelitis vaccination campaign
Campaign targets 16.7 million Egyptians and foreign children in country

Health Ministry to launch reproductive health convoys in March
Convoys set to target Sohag, Sharqeya, Qena, New Valley, and Qaliubiya governorates

Health Ministry denies conducting clinical trials without informed consent
Egypt reports 465 new coronavirus cases raising total to 92,947

Egypt Health Ministry conducts 443,787 surgeries in ‘waiting lists’ initiative
All surgical procedures and medication provided free of charge to patients

Egypt on track to defeating COVID-19 as numbers decline over 14 days
Ministry of Health reports 676 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 89,078, a total of 29,473 COVID-19 cases have recovered

NBE, Banque Misr contribute EGP 60m to Health Ministry’s COVID-19 fight
NBE donates EGP 8bn in past 6 years, while Banque Misr gives away EGP 3.2bn in 5 years

Egypt should remain cautious despite lower COVID-19 daily count: Health Ministry
Ministry of Health reports 929 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 83,930

Difficult to say if Egypt has passed pandemic peak: Health Ministry
Egypt confirms 1,025 new COVID-19 cases, 75 fatalities on Wednesday