Medicine

500 drug types pumped into Egyptian market: Drug Authority

Sat, 07 Sep 2024 - 09:38 GMT

The Egyptian Drug Authority confirmed that a large number of drug types have been provided in pharmacies, exceeding 500 types with a total of 200 million packages distributed to warehouses and pharmacies.

Madbouly: Egypt to disburse LE 10B to stabilize pharmaceutical market and prices

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 - 02:15 GMT

Two weeks ago, the government announced it allocated LE 7 billion to tackle these shortages, focusing on enhancing production, securing raw materials, and developing factory infrastructure

Pharmaceutical companies apply for additional 25-30% increase in medicine prices

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 - 01:21 GMT

Prices of certain medicines are expected to climb as between 80-100 companies have applied to the Egyptian Drugs Authority (EDA) to up medicine prices by an average of 25-30 percent

Pharma companies petition for additional medicine price hike after fuel price increase

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 - 02:18 GMT

The sector has been forced to shift transportation from sea freight to air freight due to disruptions in the Red Sea, which have doubled transportation expenses

Health Min. talks medicine pricing, health care, human development in Egypt

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 - 09:19 GMT

During his special interview with "Politics Talk" program on Extra News TV channel, Minister Abdel Ghaffar said that after COVID, there is a severe shortage of doctors and medical teams in England and across different countries.

Egypt invests LE 8B to build six strategic medical warehouses

Sun, 26 May 2024 - 01:32 GMT

According to an unnamed government official familiar with the project, the construction operations are set to be completed within the next year

Egypt wins membership of African Medicines Agency

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 11:29 GMT

The announcement came during the activities of the 3rd exceptional conference for the parties of AMA Treaty held in Addis Ababa for three days.

Egypt contemplates drug approval in Cameroon

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 12:51 GMT

Egyptian Ambassador to Cameroon Dalia Fayez met earlier this week with Secretary General of the Presidency Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh.

WHO assistance sufficient for months arrives in Gaza loaded on 4 trucks

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 - 08:48 GMT

The WHO announced that the convoy of aid that arrived in Gaza Strip Saturday through Rafah Crossing consisted of four lorries carrying medicines and medical supplies from the organization.

Egypt establishes 1st factory for plasma derivatives in New Administrative Capital

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 - 11:53 GMT

Grifols Egypt is committed to developing the plasma medicine industry and achieving self-sufficiency in these medicines of high importance to the health system in Egypt.

Egypt’s medical exports amount to $1B

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 - 11:23 GMT

The volume of Egyptian exports of medicines exceeded $300 million, said the Egyptian Medicines Authority Sunday.

What you need to know about Egypt's 1st environmentally friendly pharmaceutical factory

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 - 09:23 GMT

This came as part of the activities of the Environmental Investment Week.

WHO expert: Egypt's gov't spending in health sector in 2019-2020 FY hit EGP 256 bn

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 - 10:45 GMT

Khalifa said government spending on the health sector in 2019-2020 represented 33 percent of public spending against 28 percent in the previous year.

Egypt’s PM assured of availability of sufficient stocks of various medical supplies

Sun, 21 May 2023 - 07:24 GMT

The meeting discussed the importance of applying the unified procurement mechanism to enhance the authority’s negotiating ability reduce medicine prices, the statement said, noting that unified procurement system provides a mechanism for inventory recycling to achieve “financial rationalization if the recycling operations are successful.”

Report: How medicinal bottles are manufactured

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 - 02:15 GMT

Never thought how medicinal bottles are made? Read this report.

Egypt, WHO representative discuss ways of cooperation in mRNA technology in medicine production

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 - 03:07 GMT

In February 2022, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that six African countries including Egyptian Tunisia would receive “mRNA” technology to produce vaccines against the Coronavirus locally.

Health Ministry reveals mechanisms to protect children from synctytial virus

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 - 10:56 GMT

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population revealed mechanisms to protect children from infection with the syncytial virus.

Egypt to launch national strategy to rationalize use of antimicrobials

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 - 10:31 GMT

Egyptian Minister of Health and Population, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, announced he will launch the national strategy to rationalize the use of antimicrobials.

Local companies fulfill 90% of Egypt's needs of medicinal drugs: MP

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 - 12:12 GMT

Head of the Healthcare Committee at the House of Representatives Ashraf Hatem told Al Watan newspaper Saturday that Egypt has no shortage in medicinal drugs.

Egypt’s Al Azhar sends Sudan urgent medical, food aid

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 - 08:11 GMT

The aid was sent during the past few days to the residents impacted by the devastating floods, in coordination with the Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum, said Al Azhar Sheikhdom in a statement on Saturday.

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