Egyptian Health Minister

Egypt unifies efforts with int’l community to eliminate hepatitis by 2030: Health minister

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 - 01:00 GMT

The goal comes in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and World Health Organization (WHO) goals to ensure welfare and prosperity to all, the minister said in a delivered speech at the WHO meeting in Geneva to mark the World Hepatitis Day.

Egypt’s nationwide ‘100 Healthy Days’ campaign provides over 3.6 million services in 10 days

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 - 11:54 GMT

Egypt’s newly-launched “100 Healthy Days” healthcare campaign that targets 105 million people nationwide has provided over 3.6 million services since it kicked off on 25 June until Tuesday.

Egyptian Health Ministry to move to New Administrative Capital premises in May

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 - 09:39 GMT

During the minister's weekly meeting with the top officials and heads of basic sectors at the ministry via videoconference, Abdel Ghaffar said the ministry will start its work in its new premises officially next month at the directives of the political leadership.

Photos: Egypt to expand production of insulin for exportation to Africa

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 - 11:27 GMT

This came during his meeting on Tuesday with Olfat Ghorab, the board chairman of the Arab Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances (ACDIMA), on the sidelines of his inspection tour of factories of South Egypt Drug Industries Co., SEDICO Pharmaceuticals Company and the Medical Union Pharmaceuticals (MUP).

Egyptian, Qatari ministers agree on exchanging expertise in health sector

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 - 03:18 GMT

Egypt’s Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and his Qatari counterpart, Hanan Al-Kuwari, met to discuss furthering cooperation on the sidelines of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha.

Egypt opens automated vaccine storage complex with capacity of up to 150 million doses annually

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 - 03:26 GMT

According to a statement by the Ministry of Health, the complex, which belongs to Egypt’s Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA), was constructed in cooperation with the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac over 3,180 square meters.

China gifts Egypt 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine: Health minister

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 - 11:32 GMT

Abdel Ghaffar’s remarks were made during the opening of a vaccine cooling and storage complex of the country’s Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA) in the Sixth of October city in Giza.

Egypt’s coronavirus infections decline by up to 50%; deaths down by 26%: Health min.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 - 09:54 GMT

Egypt has reported an average of 182 daily coronavirus cases over the period from 6-10 August and 17 cases have died during the same period, Abdel Ghaffar said earlier this month.

Egypt reports average of 182 daily coronavirus infections; 17 cases died last week

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 - 02:18 GMT

Egypt has reported an average of 182 daily coronavirus cases over the period from 6-10 August and 17 cases have died during the same period, Acting Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said on Thursday.

Egypt to send 500K coronavirus vaccine doses to Palestinian Authority on Sunday

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 - 02:42 GMT

So far, the State of Palestine has reported 565,656 coronavirus infections and over 5,000 related deaths.

Egypt obtained 132 million coronavirus vaccine doses, set 1,393 centres for vaccination

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 - 10:20 GMT

In a Cabinet meeting, Abdel Ghaffar noted that 500,000 booster vaccine shots have been administered in Egypt to priority groups.

Number of coronavirus vaccine doses in Egypt to reach 70 million by end of October: Min.

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 - 06:36 GMT

Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed said the country by the end of October will be having a total of 70 million coronavirus vaccine doses in all.

Individuals in Egypt to be administered COVID-19 booster a year after vaccination: Ministry

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 - 04:49 GMT

Egypt’s Health Ministry said individuals will receive a booster coronavirus vaccine jab a year or more after receiving the vaccine.

Egypt to start vaccinating high school students against coronavirus within month

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 - 09:09 GMT

Egypt will start vaccinating high school (secondary school) students against coronavirus within a month, Minister of Health Hala Zayed said in remarks to media on Sunday.

Egypt's total number of coronavirus vaccine doses surpasses 33.6 million: health minister

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 - 12:07 GMT

Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed said the country has received a total of 33.657 million doses of AstraZeneca, Sinovac, Sinopharm, Sputnik V and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

1.6 million of administrative apparatus employees inoculated against COVID-19: Health minister

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 - 12:43 GMT

Health and Population Minister Hala Zayed revealed that 1.6 million of State's administrative apparatus personnel were vaccinated against coronavirus

Egypt ready to meet Lebanese health sector requirements, provide Lebanon with COVID-19 vaccine doses: minister

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 - 10:08 GMT

Zayed also affirmed Egypt’s readiness to provide coronavirus vaccine doses to the Lebanese people after Egypt achieves self-sufficiency in this regard, a statement by the Egyptian Health Ministry read.

Photos: Egypt sends 1st million Sinovac/VACSERA doses to vaccination centers

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 - 05:20 GMT

Egypt’s Health Minister Hala Zayed announced on Wednesday the reception of the first million doses of the Sinovac vaccine manufactured locally after finishing evaluation tests.

Egypt plans to produce 80 million vaccine doses in 2021: minister

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 - 02:09 GMT

In a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Zayed explained the quantities of the raw material set to be exported to Egypt to produce more Sinovac vaccine doses.

Egypt to start treating 10 muscular atrophy cases as per president’s directives

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 - 09:04 GMT

The treatment will be carried out through the most expensive drug worldwide, Zayed said in press remarks, which costs $2-3 million per dose.

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