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Egyptian Ministry encourages citizens to enroll in '100 days of healthy lives' campaign

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 - 08:44 GMT

The ministry also identified the locations of the mobile clinics for citizens to benefit from their services, or to request home visits for elderly patients, via the hotline «15335».

267K newborns examined as part of Egypt's presidential initiative: Health Ministry

Sat, 08 Apr 2023 - 10:57 GMT

Launched under the “100 Million Healthy Lives” presidential initiative, this campaign kicked off on July 13, 2021 and aims to build a disability-free healthy generation.

8M students examined as part of Egypt's early detection of diseases inititaive: Ministry

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 - 11:36 GMT

The initiative was launched in the current academic year on December 6, 2022 and it will continue to operate until the end of the current school year in all governorates.

Egypt examines 155K children for early detection of genetic diseases

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 - 10:10 GMT

This comes under the initiative of the “100 million healthy lives”, with the aim of reaching a healthy generation free from disabilities.

Egypt's Health Ministry clarifies goals of programs to combat misuse of antibiotics

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 - 11:45 GMT

The ministry further explained the importance of continuous coordination between all sectors of the ministry to provide the required supplies at hospitals.

Does Old Norse dental plaque help explain epidemics?

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 - 10:20 GMT

A team of Norwegian scientists are currently tracing the development of diseases in medieval bodies.

Egypt screens 1.6M citizens for kidney disease in 5 months

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 - 12:42 GMT

Once a kidney disease case is identified, the patient is offered free treatment.

Egypt launches 2nd phase of screening newborns for genetic disorders

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 - 11:26 GMT

The screening consists of 19 tests.

How did the Pharaohs protect themselves from epidemics and diseases?

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 - 09:31 GMT

The Pharaohs were were not subjected to epidemics because they were keen on eating healthy foods.

Aswan cures 82 malaria-diagnosed travelers coming from Africa

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 - 01:10 GMT

As Egypt’s Aswan has been receiving dozens of Africans participating in the AFCON, the city detected 82 travelers with malaria, and reportedly cured them all.

Psoriasis tied to higher risk of serious liver disease

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 - 09:37 GMT

People with chronic inflammatory disorders like psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis may have an increased risk of developing serious liver damage.

Tibetan medicine lures patients seeking drug-free cures

Sun, 14 May 2017 - 07:09 GMT

Indian patients clutching small vials of urine queue patiently to see Yeshi Dhonden, a Tibetan monk who became a legend as personal healer to the Dalai Lama.

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