Latest in Tag: healthcare Highlight
Latest in Tag: healthcare

Egypt pharmaceutical companies to benefit from new healthcare act: report
New consumer entrants will provide much needed sales for companies working in health sector

EFG Hermes Leasing, Philips to provide Egyptian healthcare sector access to financing for medical equipment
The vendor programme will focus on providing leasing solutions to healthcare startups and SMEs

Egyptian healthcare start-up provides home examinations by certified family doctors
Tabibi 24/7, an Egyptian healthcare entity, said it aims at changing the mindset of healthcare in Egypt by offering home examinations by family doctors and paediatricians. The initiative aims at facilitating the healthcare process, saving time and supporting easier communication between doctor and patient. “Usually in Egypt children, women and the elderly cannot reach the …

Rx Healthcare Fund announces its main investors
Rx Healthcare Fund partners’ importance goes beyond financial, says El Gabaly

Will state manage developing compulsory price for private clinic, hospital examinations?
The Ministry of Health is moving towards enacting legislations to oblige private hospitals and clinics to have pricing suitable for citizens

Al-Gabaly to establish health care investment fund for Africa
The fund will invest in projects in the sectors of pharmaceuticals, diagnosis centres, and hospitals

Launch of healthcare investment conference on 8 April
Banks, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies are taking part in the conference to discuss opportunities of the sector

Doctors Syndicate in Cairo defends undersecretary Mona Mina
Local media distorted Mina’s statements about using syringes more than once

Health Minister denounces infections prevention system
The cabinet, however, did not yet increase infections allowance despite court verdict

Doctors Syndicate delegation to visit cabinet to push for increasing infections allowance
Syndicate will visit cabinet on 19 September after cabinet’s delay in proceeding with court decision

Doctors Syndicate starts online campaign to push for higher compensation
Cabinet continues to ignore court verdict raising doctors’ compensation in case of contracting infections on the job to EGP 1,000

Sohag officials visit public hospital following doctor assault
Doctors Syndicate blames parliament, cabinet for contributing to increased assaults on doctors

Paradigm Invest concludes 3 deals in food, healthcare sectors for the benefit of Arab investors
Deals include acquisition of food and beverages company worth more than EGP 1bn

State council rules for free treatment of Hepatitis C patients
Public hospitals will no longer be able to refuse treatment to Hepatitis C patients

Egypt to implement new healthcare system in current FY: El-Garhy
AfDB agrees to provide grant to finance actuarial studies for new healthcare system

135 doctors referred to investigations over past month for absence during work
86 doctors were absent during work on the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, says Health Ministry

Health minister decries shortage of medical staff, low healthcare budget
Emad addressed a wide range of crucial issues in a meeting with parliamentary health committee

Prosecution calls on cabinet to immediately advance healthcare capacity following investigations
The healthcare sector is no longer capable of meeting citizens’ needs, says prosecution

Maat releases report on advancing healthcare services in Egypt
Approximately 90% of the public hospitals in Egypt are ill-equipped for several interdependent reasons, says syndicate

Health minister refers Doctors Syndicate board member to investigation
Shawky is accused of enforcing syndicate assembly’s free healthcare decision

Health ministry ramps up pressure to reject free healthcare decisions
The Doctors Syndicate is set to hold a new assembly to demand an end to assaults against doctors

Egyptian leader eyes global market
Pharco Pharmaceuticals is making cures accessible and affordable

Syndicate concerned over hospitals’ capacity ahead of health insurance bill ratification
Health Ministry met with doctors’ syndicate to review the new bill

Health ministry aims to prevent dengue fever spread in Assiut
About 200 citizens were diagnosed with common fever symptoms

Health ministry, Al-Azhar combine forces to combat Hepatitis C
Approximately 15 million Egyptians have been diagnosed with the disease

Effect of Greece’s economic crisis on people’s health
For the last several years, Greece has been going through a protracted and damaging economic crisis that has had profound consequences on the health of the Greek people. The economic crisis has predominantly impacted the health of vulnerable populations, with a rise in suicides and deaths due to mental and behavioural disorders. Although other European …

33 hospital beds in Cairo for every 10,000: ECESR
Prime Minister Mehleb’s visit to healthcare centre unleashes wide responses from doctors on poor conditions inside public facilities

Healthcare, pharmaceuticals and chemical sector remain under radar
Earning increases drive demand on telecommunications, whilst stable pharmaceuticals prices make it less appealing

Health ministry awards 400 nurses on International Nursing Day
Nursing Rebel Movement denounces the syndicate and ministry’s negligence to their demands
$290m public offering on LSX for IDH concluded
Offering raised total demand in excess of $3.7bn, listing was 11.2 times oversubscribed, EFG Hermes said