pharmaceuticals

Pilot operation of Egypt's 1st cancer drug factory begins

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 - 01:04 GMT

The factory is worth $1 billion.

Egyptian firms, Uzbek government sign 7 MoUs in 5 sectors

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 - 03:37 GMT

The General Authority for Free Zones and Investment (GAFI) hosted Sunday in Cairo the meetings of the Egyptian-Uzbek Business Council.

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, B Investments invest over LE 2 B in Egypt’s healthcare sector

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 - 12:54 GMT

TSFE Healthcare & Pharma Subfund and B Investments Holding S.A.E. signed Monday two agreements to invest over LE 2 billion in the sectors of healthcare, and pharmaceuticals distribution in Egypt.

Value of Egyptian non-oil exports drop by 18.3% on YoY basis

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 - 04:12 GMT

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) released a statement Tuesday detailing the exports, whose value declined in May 2022.

Egypt eyes investment in 3 basic sectors in South Sudan

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 - 11:35 GMT

Egypt's Ambassador to Juba Moataz Mostafa Abdel Qader met earlier this week with South Sudanese Minister of Trade and Industry Kuol Athian.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign 14 investment agreements worth $7.7B

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 - 11:55 GMT

Those are in the sectors of infrastructure, logistics, port management, food industries, pharmaceuticals, traditional energy, renewable energy, e-payment, digital financial and information solutions.

Egypt ready to provide medical treatment to Malawian patients in its hospitals

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 - 02:44 GMT

The two ministers also discussed cooperation in the field of drug production.

Nobel Prize Laureate Harvey Alter hails Egypt for combating hepatitis C

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 - 01:18 GMT

Alter and two other scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 2020 for the discovery of hepatitis C virus.

Egypt to supply fellow African states with 30M doses of anti-COVID-19 vaccines: President Sisi

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 - 12:28 GMT

The president made the announcement at Africa Health ExCon held by the Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement (UPA).

Egypt to acquire tens of thousands of anti-COVID-19 drugs by end of January 2022

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 - 09:36 GMT

The recovery rate from the coronavirus (COVID-19) at Egyptian isolation hospitals has reached 83.3 percent.

Egypt's Pharmaceuticals Section launches initiative to up exports to a billion dollars within 10 years

Fri, 28 May 2021 - 11:14 GMT

EGYMEDICA is the official exhibition in Egypt for the procurement of all medical needs in the governmental sector and the private sector.

Egypt's president inaugurates Gypto Pharma City, gets briefed on pharmaceuticals status

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 - 10:00 GMT

The city consists of plants that manufacture sterilized medicines, non-sterilized medicines, solid medicines, cancer treatment products, and medical equipment.

GAFI, EDA probe upgrading pharmaceutical, medical supplies' industries

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 - 11:42 GMT

The meeting also tackled putting into effect all measures required to forge ahead with developing and shoring up local production of medical equipment.

80% of medications in Egypt manufactured locally: minister

Sat, 16 Nov 2019 - 03:20 GMT

Only 20 percent are imported.

Gov’t launches initiative against drug, medication errors

Sun, 18 Aug 2019 - 03:39 GMT

The Drug Information Center launched the initiative to preserve patients’ health and rationalize the consumption of medicines.

Egypt ranks 35th among 233 countries in academic research

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 - 03:18 GMT

Egypt rose three places compared with the previous year, according to the SCImago Journal & Country Rank.

Egypt targets to quadruple exports in 5 years

Tue, 28 May 2019 - 08:40 GMT

In FY2017/2018, Egypt achieved a 12.7 percent growth in non-oil exports to record $12.7 billion from $15 billion in the previous fiscal year.

The Critical Status of Egypt’s R&D

Sun, 19 May 2019 - 01:21 GMT

An in-depth look at research and development across various industrial sectors in Egypt.

Magdy Yacoub Heart Foundation to operate in New Capital

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 - 01:58 GMT

Dr. Magdy Yacoub told media that his charity foundation has gained excellent reputation globally.

Dubai-based private equity business launches $250M healthcare fund

Thu, 28 Dec 2017 - 02:58 GMT

TVM Capital Healthcare Partners, a Dubai-based private equity business, has launched a $250 million fund to invest in areas.

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