Egypt, French Embassy sign cancer care agreement for Gaza children
The French Embassy in Egypt and Gustave Roussy International Egypt, formerly known as Dar Al-Salam-Hermel Oncology…
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Egypt plans digital platform to boost medicine access across Africa
Egypt’s Unified Procurement Authority (UPA) is teaming up with the African Healthcare & Drug Association (AHDA)…
Egypt, WHO sign 2024-2028 country cooperation strategy
Egypt and the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday signed a five-year cooperation strategy to strengthen…
Egypt, South Korea sign drug safety MoU to boost pharma cooperation
Egypt’s Drug Authority (EDA) signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Ministry of Food and…
Egypt, WHO discuss boosting health cooperation for vulnerable groups
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met Wednesday with World Health…
WHO holds First Traditional Medicine Global Summit
The World Health Organization (WHO) holds the First Traditional Medicine Global Summit will take place on 17 and 18…
Egyptian parliament approves JICA healthcare insurance fund
Egypt’s House of Representatives has on Wednesday approved a $336 million loan agreement signed with the Japan…
New malaria vaccine approved in two countries
New malaria vaccine developed by scientists at the University of Oxford has been approved in Ghana and Nigeria this…
Egypt receives second monkeypox case
Egypt announced on Tuesday about the existence of second monkeypox case from an Arab citizen who came from abroad…
WHO’s delegation visits Biogeneric Pharma factory in Egypt
A delegation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has visited on Wednesday Biogeneric Pharma's (BGP)factory in…
Global coronavirus cases see a record one-day increase: WHO
The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the…
WHO reports new coronavirus cases reach all-time high
The number of new Covid-19 cases worldwide has reached a record high at 212,326 cases in the last 24 hours,…
Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest: WHO
The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization…
WHO hails strong coronavirus surveillance system in Egypt
The World Health Organization said Egypt’s strong coronavirus surveillance system and contact tracing efforts…
Egypt registers first coronavirus case in Egyptian national back from Serbia
Egypt registered the first coronavirus case in an Egyptian national who had returned from Serbia through France,…
Facebook provides the WHO with free ads about coronavirus outbreak
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that the social network is giving the World Health…
Egypt launches awareness website about coronavirus
Egypt has on Monday launched a website designed to spread awareness among Egyptians about the coronavirus that…
New coronavirus cases outside China are 9 times higher than inside in past 24 hours: WHO
The number of new coronavirus infections outside China is almost 9 times higher than that inside the country in the…
Facebook cancels event in California amid coronavirus fears
Social media giant Facebook announced on Friday it decided to cancel a global marketing summit scheduled to take…
Africa confirms first case of coronavirus in Egypt
Egypt has on Friday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, making it the first known infection in Africa. The…
WHO chief: Coronavirus outbreak ‘holds a very grave threat’ for the world
A World Health Organization (WHO) official is warning that while almost all of the confirmed coronavirus cases are…
Burundi starts vaccinating health workers against Ebola – WHO
Burundi has commenced vaccinating its health workers against Ebola, beginning with those near the border with the…
500 Syrian patients show symptoms pointing to toxic weapons exposure: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday around 500 people had been treated for “signs and symptoms…
Cairo airport receives medical emergency alert against passengers of 9 countries
Quarantine authorities at Cairo airport on Saturday intensified medical inspection preparations for passengers…
Brazil-type Zika spreads to African islands: WHO
Tests show an outbreak of Zika virus on the African island chain of Cape Verde is of the same strain as the one…
Zika outbreak will worsen before it gets better, WHO head says
The head of the World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the Zika outbreak would likely worsen before…
First U.S. Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local…
Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO
Eating processed meats like hot dogs, sausages and bacon can cause colorectal cancer in humans, and red meat is…
30% decline in Egypt’s Hepatitis C Cases: WHO
The current number of Egyptians between the age of 15 to 59 diagnosed with hepatitis C stands at seven percent,…
South Korea’s MERS outbreak Large and complex- WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday South Korea's outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome…
WHO pushes the health diplomacy agenda forward in a fourth high level seminar in Cairo
Cairo, May 2 (Petra)- The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Saturday…
Egypt raises Cigarette Tax
Egypt said Sunday it would raise the sales tax on both local and imported cigarettes as it confronts a major budget…
Egyptian Woman Dies of Bird Flu, Second Death in 2014: Ministry
An Egyptian woman died on Monday of H5N1 bird flu after coming into contact with infected birds, the second death…
Ebola Fight Needs $430 Million to End Outbreak, WHO Says
More than $430 million will be needed to bring the worst Ebola outbreak on record under control, according to a…
Strict Precautionary Measures in Egypt Airports to Combat Ebola
Quarantine Director at Cairo International Airport Imad Al-Hashimi announced the introduction of precautionary…
African Leaders Agree Steps to Fight Runaway Ebola Outbreak
West African leaders agreed on Friday to take stronger measures to try to bring the worst outbreak of Ebola under…
Bus Carrying Egypt Soldiers Hits Truck, 16 Killed
A bus carrying Egyptian soldiers crashed into a truck on a highway near the Mediterranean coast early Sunday,…
App Aims To Improve Accessibility For Visually Impaired
Whether it is getting off a bus or reading a menu, a new app aims to make life easier for the blind or visually…
50 Aid Groups Demand Israel to Lift Gaza Blockade
Fifty international aid groups and United Nations agencies issued a joint appeal on Thursday calling on Israel to…
State of Law, Education, Health……Selim Al Awa’s Priorities
Dr Moahmed Selim Al Awa, Egypt’s presidential candidate, said the state of law, health, education and foreign…