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Health Min. discuss with Iraqi, Jordanian counterparts ways of joint cooperation

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 - 10:26 GMT

At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar praised the depth and interconnectedness of the historical relations that bring together Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan in various fields, most notably the fruitful cooperation in the health sector.

Ministry of Health received 55.5M women for health examinations

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 - 01:28 GMT

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced Saturday that it received 55 million, 547 thousand, and 334 visits from women to undergo examinations and receive awareness services.

Egypt's Matrouh governorate prepares to join universal health insurance system

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 - 11:16 GMT

Matrouh Governorate is preparing to join Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance System as part of the initiative's second phase.

Egyptian, Saudi Health Ministers discuss enhancement of bilateral cooperation

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 - 10:47 GMT

The meeting of the two ministers came on the sidelines of the activities of the 4th Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said the Egyptian Health Ministry in a statement on Saturday.

Egypt allocates additional LE 1B annually for dialysis, medication

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 - 12:10 GMT

Egypt Invests EGP 4.4 Billion in Dialysis Annually; Automation to Reduce Costs

Egypt highlights LE118.3 B investment in human, social development

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 - 10:53 GMT

Egypt’s Healthcare Budget Doubled to Improve Infrastructure and Services

Report: How Egypt automates kidney dialysis via "Nefro Misr" platform

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 - 10:31 GMT

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population revealed Thursday the details of the second phase of mechanizing dialysis services in Upper Egypt.

Health min., Belgian amb. probe cooperation in health sector

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 - 08:17 GMT

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met with Belgian Ambassador to Egypt Bart De Groof for talks on enhancing healthcare cooperation between the two countries.

"100 Days of Health" initiative provides over 151M free services in 96 days

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 - 05:42 GMT

This figure reflects services provided until the evening of Monday, November 4, 2024.

Egypt unveils ambitious public health plan

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 - 03:20 GMT

Vaccination efforts at Egypt’s entry points have been strengthened, with 6,579 travelers vaccinated against polio and 1,491 against measles.

Egypt launches new maternal, child health initiative

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 - 11:03 GMT

The initiative includes a new mobile app for pregnant women, increased funding for nutritional programs, and a nationwide awareness campaign.

"100 Days of Health" campaign delivers 120M free services in 76 days

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 - 01:23 GMT

Egypt's 100-Day Health Campaign Delivers Millions of Free Medical Services

WHO: Monkeypox outbreak in 14 African countries

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 - 10:52 GMT

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its 39th report on the outbreak of monkeypox across several African nations

Egypt’s Minister of Health briefed on situation of the spread of gastroenteritis cases in Aswan

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 - 11:30 GMT

Hundreds of cases suffering from vomiting, diarrhea, and gastroenteritis have been reported in Upper Egypt’s Aswan over the past few days, pushing the authorities to be on alert in the city and send more medical teams to investigate cause of the spread of these symptoms.

Sudanese health minister praises Egypt's support to his country

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 - 08:46 GMT

Sudanese Minister of Health Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim has hailed Egypt's support for his country to overcome the woes of the war, reported MENA.

Egypt aims to reduce deaths due to TB by 90%: Health Minister

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 - 10:21 GMT

The Egyptian state has given priority to developing tuberculosis control services through 32 hospitals and 123 chest centers, and they are integrated with hospitals in other sectors such as universities, the army, the police and refugee centers.

500 drug types pumped into Egyptian market: Drug Authority

Sat, 07 Sep 2024 - 08:38 GMT

The Egyptian Drug Authority confirmed that a large number of drug types have been provided in pharmacies, exceeding 500 types with a total of 200 million packages distributed to warehouses and pharmacies.

Egypt provides grant in contribution to Cameroon's hepatitis C eradication initiative

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 - 11:10 GMT

The Cameroonian minister valued the move, and noted that Egypt had also made a similar one in October 2023 on treating children from anemia.

Almost dozen million Egyptians to obtain state-funded subscription in health insurance

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 - 02:27 GMT

The annual cost will be LE10 billion, and will increase as the plan is to include more.

"100 Days of Health" campaign provides 43.5 M free services in 27 Days

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 - 01:43 GMT

Launched on July 31, 2024, by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the campaign aims to improve healthcare access across the country.

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