Latest in Tag: Ministry of Health Highlight
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Ministry of Health launches 58 free medical convoys within 10 days
Convoys include all medical specialities and family planning services

Egypt reports 1,420 new COVID-19 cases, 85 fatalities
Country’s total confirmed cases reach 59,561 with 15,935 recoveries

COVID-19 treatment starts after blood analysis, without waiting for PCR test: Health Ministry
Quarantine procedures will not be replaced with home isolation for repatriated citizens, says Enaba

Egypt sees daily record of 171 Covid-19 cases
Country’s total infections rise to 2,844

VictoryLink endeavours to help Ministry of Health combat COVID-19 through SMS service
The partnership aims to use SMS service to keep citizens up-to-date with the latest information on the precautionary measures.

PHD places hotel with 71 COVID-19 cases under Ministry of Health
The company will cover all expenses related to the patients’ stay, including medical teams and supporting staff, alongside those of the hotel’s employees and maintenance workers.

COVID-19 recoveries rise to 384: Ministry of Health
Increase of false positive cases reach 505, says ministry

Egypt reports 24-hour high of 149 new coronavirus cases
Country’s total cases stands at 1,322, death toll at 85

First Egyptian hepatitis unit to be formed in Juba: Ministry of Health
It’s part of President Al-Sisi’s initiative to treat 1 million Africans with hepatitis C

Total of 59,455 expats in Egypt have undergone virus C screening
Move came as part of President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s ‘100 Million Health’ Initiative

Ministry of Health ready for facing heat stress cases
Drink more liquids, do not expose yourself to direct sunlight, the ministry says

Ministry of Health denies halting postgraduate medical training
Third phase of ‘100 Million Health’ initiative screened about 17.3 million people

Ministry of Health launches initiative to raise awareness over family planning
Initiative starts on Sunday in 9 governorates

Ministry of Health launches national campaign for vaccination against poliomyelitis
Campaign targets new-borns till age of 5 for all children in Egypt, including non-Egyptians

Total of 1.9 million newborns vaccinated against poliomyelitis in 2018: Ministry of Health
New campaign will launch on 24 February 2019

Ministry of Health scans 21 million people in ‘100 million Health’ initiative
Presidential initiative aims to scan over 20 million people in 2nd phase, to last till end of February 2019

Ministry of Health scans 18 million people in “100m Health” initiative
Over 5.6 million people scanned in 2nd phase of initiative

USAID, Ministry of Health launch family planning programme
US Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Sherry F Carlin joined Minister of Health and Population Ahmed Emad El-Dein to launch a new programme to strengthen Egypt’s family planning in response to the country’s rapid population growth. A Saturday press statement from the US Embassy in Egypt said the programme comes in response to …

World Bank to lend Health Ministry $200m for hepatitis C screening: minister
Al-Sisi opens 30 hospitals in nine governorates

MP complains of spread of Dengue fever in Al-Qosier, Ministry of Health denies
The cases that have appeared in hospitals in the past few days are unrelated to disease, says ministry spokesperson

Wages account for 55% of health financial allocations in next budget
The allocations include EGP 10.3bn for investments, EGP 4.1bn for subsidies, and EGP 40m for debt benefits

Pharmacists to start daily 6-hour strike starting mid-January
The Pharmacists Syndicate called on the president intervene in order to prevent any potential increase in the cost of medication

Pharmaceutical chamber presents new proposal to Ministry of Health
Liberalisation of medicine prices only an option once a comprehensive health insurance system is in place, says El-Leithy

Joint protocol signed with Military Production Ministry to create medical saline factory
The factory aims to cover a significant shortage in medical saline in the Egyptian market

9 police officers receive 3-year prison terms for assaulting doctors in Matariya
The incident pushed thousands of doctors to protest against the Ministry of Interior

Minor crosses Mediterranean to seek treatment for younger brother
No requests were filed by Farid’s family for his treatment with public funds, says Health Ministry

All Hepatitis C patients on waiting list now treated: Ministry of Health
850,000 patients have been examined and given medication since September 2014

Fire in chemistry lab at Cairo University, juice factory in 6th of October City: Interior ministry
The three fires are part of a series of other blazes that have been reported over the past week

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