Ministry of Health

Egypt receives 4 new births every minute: Health Ministry

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 - 09:34 GMT

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population said on Wednesday that the average number of births has reached 5,683 births per day, 237 births every hour, 4 births every minute, and one birth every 15 seconds.

Egypt launched 13 health initiatives to improve future generations' health: Health Ministry Spokesperson

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 - 02:20 GMT

Egypt has released nearly 13 presidential health initiatives aiming to improve the health of the current and future generations.

We will listen to all of National Dialogue recommendations regarding Health: Spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghaffar

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 - 10:20 GMT

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, said on Thursday that there is direct directive from the Minister of Health to fully listen to all proposals and discussions regarding health during session of the National Dialogue

Egypt’s authorities start evacuating new batches of stranded Egyptians, foreigners from Port Sudan

Mon, 08 May 2023 - 01:17 GMT

Egypt’s authorities started on Monday evacuating new batch of stranded Egyptians and foreigners of different nationalities from Port Sudan by an Egyptian warship.

Presidential initiative for detecting Hepatitis C among students to last 5 years: Health Ministry

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 - 11:59 GMT

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population said that the presidential initiative for the early detection of Hepatitis C for middle school students aims to provide free early examination and treatment services.

FGM rate in Egypt decreased among girls from 1 to 9 years old to 14%: Health Ministry

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 - 01:37 GMT

Egypt’s Ministry of Health revealed on Monday that female genital mutilations (FGM) rate in Egypt has decreased among females from the age of one day to 9 years to 14 per cent, compared to the 2014 rate.

Egypt’s Health Ministry: New monkeypox case confirmed

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 - 05:20 GMT

The Ministry of Health confirmed detecting a new positive case of monkeypox infection in the country for a patient, aged 39 years.

Egypt's Health ministry issues medical guideline to deal with suspected cholera cases

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 - 11:24 GMT

Egypt’s Ministry of health has issued guideline to the hospitals and various health sectors with instructions to deal with cholera cases if they were discovered.

Egypt’s nationwide anti-polio campaign continues for 5 days

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 - 04:47 GMT

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population Said, Monday that the nationwide vaccination campaign against polio for Egyptian and non-Egyptian children under five years of age against Polio in Cairo and Giza, will continue for five days in a row.

Egypt’s health ministry detects 1st positive infection of Monkeypox virus

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 - 08:35 GMT

Egypt’s ministry of health announced, Monday recording first positive infection of Monkeypox virus for an Egyption citizen. Patient was isolated in the hospital according to the ministry.

Egypt’s Health Ministry to launch 9 medical convoys as part of ‘Haya Karema’

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 - 01:59 GMT

Egypt’s Health Ministry to launch nine medical convoys as part of the Presidential initiative Haya Karema [Decent Life] for free detection and treatment in various medical specialties.

No cases recorded in Egypt with ‘the mysterious hepatitis C’ disease: Health Ministry

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 - 12:28 GMT

Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said that Egypt did not record any case with the mysterious hepatitis C disease that has been detected in several countries around the world.

Up to 100K citizens vaccinated against Covid 19 in December: Health Ministry

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 - 02:35 GMT

Up to 100K citizens were vaccinated against Covid 19 during December through the vaccination unites located at the train and metro stations along with the unites based all over the markets, according to Spokesman for Ministry of Health Hossam Abdel Ghaffar.

Egypt receives 2 million doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 - 01:11 GMT

Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced Monday, receiving 2 million doses of the ‘Sinovac’ Coronavirus vaccine at Cairo International Airport provided by the Chinese government in the framework of joint cooperation between Egypt and China to confront the pandemic.

Up to 53 health projects implemented in one city, upper Egypt as part of Haya Karima Initiative

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 - 08:24 GMT

Up to 53 health projects will be implemented only in Mallawi city, Minya Governorate which is included in the Decent Life [Hayah Karima] Initiative to develop the Egyptian countryside, according to Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Minya Governorate, Mohamed Nagy Sayed

Egypt’s health Ministry allocates 7 centers to treat genetic diseases

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 - 08:42 GMT

Egypt’s Ministry of health has allocated seven centers to treat genetic diseases, according to spokesperson of Ministry of Health Khaled Megahed.

Egypt to witness peak of 4th coronavirus wave next week: official

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 - 08:11 GMT

Egypt will witness the peak of the fourth wave of coronavirus next week, Hossam Hosny, the head of the scientific committee to combat the coronavirus at the Ministry of Health said on Saturday.

Egypt received 60 million doses of different covid-19 vaccines: Health min. spokesperson

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 - 10:49 GMT

Egypt received up to 60 million doses so far of different covid-19 vaccines according to spokesperson for the Ministry of Health Khaled Megahed, Tuesday.

Egypt’s COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 84.1%

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 - 07:04 GMT

The recovery rate from the coronavirus (COVID-19) at Egyptian isolation hospitals has reached 84.1% percent, after the number of people recovering from the virus increased to 247,948 cases, according to the Ministry of Health's statement

Egypt’s COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 80.4 %

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 - 11:29 GMT

The recovery rate from the coronavirus (COVID-19) at Egyptian isolation hospitals has reached 80.4 percent,

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