Doctors

All you need to know about objectives of Egyptian Health Council Law

Tue, 17 May 2022 - 01:15 GMT

In March, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified the Egyptian Health Council Law after the parliament approved it in a plenary session.

Why do doctors wear white overcoats?

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 - 01:49 GMT

The Spanish newspaper "El Confidencial" said that the color white was not always the norm in the medical profession.

CBE allows doctors to benefit from small enterprises' initiative

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 - 01:48 GMT

The move comes within the framework of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives to support the health sector and young doctors, the CBE said in a statement on Tuesday.

Discussed: Egyptian Health Council aims to regulate fields of health in Egypt

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 - 12:13 GMT

Article 2 of the Egyptian Health Council Law states that the council aims to regulate the fields of health in Egypt.

Health status of volunteers in clinical trials for Egypt’s COVI-VAX ‘stable’: Official

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 - 12:32 GMT

Nearly 60 days after the clinical trials for COVI-VAX, Egypt’s first coronavirus vaccine, kicked off, Dr. Osama Azmy, the head of the Clinical Trials committee at the National Research Center revealed the health status of the volunteers, and the steps to approve the vaccine.

Will museums recover from COVID-19 repercussions?

Wed, 19 May 2021 - 07:05 GMT

On May 18 , the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir displayed an artifact that highlights the importance of doctors in ancient Egypt.

Egypt’s coronavirus cases drop by 50% in a month: health minister

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 - 04:20 GMT

The number of coronavirus cases has dropped by 50 percent within a month, including those self-quarantining in homes, Health Minister Hala Zayed said.

Vaccination campaign to kick off in Egypt in January: presidential advisor

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 - 12:17 GMT

Egypt has negotiated with a number of companies developing vaccines, adding that vaccines of Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca will soon be approved in Egypt.

Medical staff at Egyptian quarantine hospitals to receive coronavirus vaccine starting Sunday: officials

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 - 09:13 GMT

Coronavirus vaccine doses will be provided to the medical staff at quarantine hospitals starting Sunday, January 24, official sources at the Health Ministry told Egypt Today.

129 Egyptian doctors appointed in university hospitals

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 - 09:59 GMT

Cairo University President Mohamed Othman El Khesht approved the appointment of 129 resident doctors at university hospitals for one renewable year.

Egyptian consultant doctor dies with coronavirus, upping toll to 26: Syndicate

Sun, 31 May 2020 - 12:26 GMT

As many as 350 coronavirus cases among doctors have been reported, while the Egyptian Medical Syndicate has called on the government to meet some of the demands related to safety and health of the medical teams inside hospitals.

What support has the Ministry of Health provided to doctors?

Wed, 27 May 2020 - 10:56 GMT

Egypt Today provides information on this support.

President Sisi follows up probe into doctor’s death from COVID-19

Mon, 25 May 2020 - 09:42 GMT

The investigation has been launched upon President Sisi’s directives.

Egypt launches probe into death of doctor from COVID19

Mon, 25 May 2020 - 09:02 GMT

As yet, the number of doctors who died from the COVID-19 reached 19 physicians, while the number of the infected doctors registered more than 350.

Doctor, nurse die from coronavirus as Egypt sees surge in positive cases

Sun, 10 May 2020 - 12:16 GMT

This makes him the ninth doctor to die from the novel virus in the northeastern African country.

Coronavirus meter: 165 infections, 12 deaths among Egypt's medical teams

Tue, 05 May 2020 - 03:33 GMT

Professional syndicates monitor infection cases and deaths among medical teams or the “White army” as known in the media, in a bid to protect them.

Coronavirus death toll rises among Egyptian doctors to 8

Tue, 05 May 2020 - 02:35 GMT

"Professor of Neurosurgery at Al-Azhar University Mahmoud el-Hindawy died of coronavirus," announced Secretary General of Medical Syndicate Ehab el-Tahir.

Nurse in quarantine hospital in northern Egypt dies from coronavirus

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 - 10:05 GMT

The Negila Hospital has been the first quarantine hospital in Cairo since the crisis started in Egypt in February.

COVID-19 in Egypt: New 15 cases recorded among medical staff members

Sat, 25 Apr 2020 - 02:05 GMT

The Egyptian Medical Syndicate mourned the death of cardiologist Ashraf Adly, who died from the virus in Aswan hospital, Upper Egypt.

Three Egyptian doctors died from COVID-19, 43 others infected

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 - 11:06 GMT

The number of infections among the medical staff members in Egypt is likely to increase.

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