Egypt joins Japan-backed UHC Knowledge Hub to advance national health reforms
Egypt has joined a Japan-led platform designed to accelerate universal health coverage (UHC) reforms, as the…
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Egypt adds trachoma elimination to health success track record: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a…
Egypt shares hepatitis C success story at Africa-wide elimination workshop
Egypt’s Ministry of Health, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Korea…
Egypt’s Cabinet celebrates IARC recognition of hepatitis C eradication model
Egypt has been recognised as a global model in eliminating hepatitis C and preventing liver cancer, the government…
WHO lauds Egypt’s addiction treatment model as regional benchmark
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised Egypt’s approach to treating and rehabilitating people with drug…
Egypt’s NFSA, WHO expand cooperation on food safety, health standards
Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) agreed to expand cooperation…
WHO: Egypt 1st in EMR to control hepatitis B
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Egypt the first country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to…
Egypt announces limited VAT amendments
Egypt’s Tax Authority (ETA) announced limited amendments to the Value-Added Tax (VAT) law aimed at expanding the…
Egypt steps up health sector reform with WHO, UNICEF
Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Health and Population Abla Al-Alfi held a meeting with delegations of the World Health…
Egypt unveils global rare disease initiative backed by 28 nations at WHO assembly
Egypt has unveiled on Tuesday a landmark international initiative to support over 300 million people living with…
Egypt’s Health Min. says Eastern Mediterranean nations committed to WHO goals
Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on Monday reaffirmed the commitment of countries in the World Health…
Egypt scales up drug output, sees $466m in pharma exports by 2029
Egypt is accelerating efforts to localise pharmaceutical manufacturing, aiming to boost self-sufficiency, cut…
Cabinet hails WHO measles-free status as milestone in Egypt’s health reforms
Egypt’s Cabinet on Sunday welcomed the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) announcement confirming Egypt’s…
WHO confirms Egypt free of measles, rubella for second year
Egypt has renewed its international certification from the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirming the country’s…
Egypt targets $3b in pharmaceutical exports by ’30
Egypt aims to achieve $3 billion in pharmaceutical exports by 2030, showcasing its global competitiveness,…
AstraZeneca injects $50m in Egypt over four years
AstraZeneca doubled its capital in Egypt in 2023 and injected investments amounting to $50 million over the past…
Knowledge Action Change decries exclusion of tobacco harm reduction consumer groups
The UK public health group Knowledge Action Change (KAC), condemns the exclusion of tobacco harm reduction consumer…
Northern Gaza no longer has functional hospitals – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that northern Gaza now has no functional hospitals due to a…
Gaza health ministry runs out of children vaccines
The health ministry in Gaza said on Wednesday it had run out of its supply of children's vaccines, warning of…
Israel orders more Gaza evacuations, Palestinians have nowhere to go
Israel has ordered more evacuations from Gaza with Palestinians having nowhere to go to in the besieged strip,…
Respiratory infections sweep across China
China's health ministry asked on Monday local authorities to expand the number of fever clinics, as the nation…
WHO describes Gaza hospital situation ‘catastrophic’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday that health services in Gaza strip had suffered “catastrophic”…
WHO: One child killed every 10 minutes in Gaza Strip
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported on the terrible situation in Gaza, where a child is…
Gaza becoming ‘graveyard for children’ – UN Secretary-General
Gaza is becoming a "graveyard for children," said the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday.
Gaza healthcare sector collapsed totally – Health Ministry
Gaza healthcare sector has now totally collapsed, with 12 hospitals and 30 healthcare centres out of service, said…
TCI Sanmar installs cutting-edge air ambient monitoring station in Egypt
India’s TCI Sanmar Chemicals Company announced on Monday the installation of a cutting-edge air ambient monitoring…
WHO’s plane lands in Egypt with humanitarian aid for Gaza
The World Health Organisation (WHO) sent a plane loaded with medical supplies for Gaza and it has landed on Sunday…
Egypt becomes 1st country to attain WHO approval on the way to hepatitis C end
The World Health Organisation (WHO) congratulates Egypt for becoming the first country to achieve gold tier status…
Egypt, Qatar to establish hospital in Sudan
The Egyptian Ambassador to Sudan Hani Salah, revealed on Monday a Qatari-Egyptian initiative to build a hospital in…
WHO: Monkeypox no longer global public health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared on Thursday an end to the global health emergency for the…
Egypt launches one health national strategic framework 2023-2027
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population has launched One Health National Strategic Framework 2023-2027 on Sunday,…
New EPA proposal to limit coal-fired emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new regulations on Wednesday that would curtail emissions from…
Egypt launches 4-day polio vaccination campaign nationwide – minister
The Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar has launched on Sunday a massive free-of-charge…
Egypt receives second monkeypox case
Egypt announced on Tuesday about the existence of second monkeypox case from an Arab citizen who came from abroad…
Egypt closer to export COVID vaccines after reaching 2nd highest WHO classification
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced on Monday that Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) for vaccines reached…
WHO announces global health emergency over monkeypox virus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Saturday that the quickly growing global monkeypox virus outbreak…