Health and Population Minister

Egypt marks 2 years of cancer detection program with fresh awareness drive

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 - 08:35 GMT

Health and Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said national health initiatives have significantly reduced disease rates, especially cancer, through prevention, early detection and treatment, helping improve citizens’ life expectancy and quality.

Egypt to launch polio vaccination campaign starting Dec. 11: Health minister

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 - 09:11 GMT

Health and Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced on Monday that a national campaign to vaccinate children against polio for free across the country will run from December 11 to December 14.

Health min. reviews developments on monkeypox in Egypt

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 - 08:55 GMT

Egypt’s Health and Population Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar reviewed during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday a report on the latest developments on the spread of coronavirus and monkeypox at the local and global levels.

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