Health News
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Egypt to Launch Electronic Platform for Medical Tourism
The platform, set to launch soon, is geared towards facilitating medical treatments and hospitalization for tourists.
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Egypt's Sovereign Fund secures 20% ownership in Care Pharmacies
As part of this deal, the Sovereign Fund has gained ownership of 45 pharmacies, which make up a significant portion of the total 220 branches.
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Egypt's efforts to ensure fair drug pricing
Egypt is taking significant steps to regulate its pharmaceutical sector. These efforts are poised to bring about greater transparency, and fairness.
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Evidence of surgical tumor removal in ancient Egyptian skull
New evidence from a skull more than 4,000 years old has revealed that ancient Egyptian physicians may have tried to treat certain cancers with surgery
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Egypt to set up $169.7mln strategic pharmaceuticals warehouses
The warehouses’ construction is set for completion within the coming year, the official added.
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Rising cost of medicine in Egypt poses risk to ‘thousands of pharmacies’
The EDA’s “decisions over (recent) years to raise the prices of certain types of medicine have resulted in the closure of about 1,500 pharmacies,”.
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Egypt, Iraq Discuss Cooperation in Drug Export, Registration
Abdel Ghaffar lauded deeply-rooted relations binding Egypt with Iraq and their continued coordination in all domains.
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Egypt finances health sector by LE 115B to support health insurance
The Egyptian government has set a target to increase the health sector budget to LE 125 billion by the end of June 2024.
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Egyptian doctors raise concerns over bill to lease government hospitals
Abdel-Hay expressed the Medical Syndicate’s welcome to encourage the private sector to participate in providing health services.
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Egypt joins the International Agency for Research on Cancer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is pleased to welcome Egypt as its 29th Participating State.
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Egypt possesses all elements of medical tourism, IDSC
In 2017, Egypt launched the (Tour n' Cure) initiative to bring hepatitis C patients to Egypt for tourism and treatment.
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Egypt, IFC ink two agreements to support MSMEs, healthcare
Banque du Caire and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, signed on Sunday a financing agreement worth $100m
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Egypt’s Eva Pharma gears up to roll out veterinary vaccines from its new complex
The company has already invested EGP 980 mn on the first phase of the EGP 1.8 bn complex.
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Egypt, Qatar discuss aspects of cooperation in health fields
Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met on Tuesday 30/4/2024 with Qatari Minister of Public Health Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari.
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The World Health Organization, cooperates with the Food Bank to launch the “Partnership for Healthy Cities” initiative
This week on Monday, witnessed the launch of the ‘Partnership for Healthy Cities' initiative in a selection of government primary schools in Cairo Gov
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Health Ministry, EGAAD cooperate in medical tourism field in Egypt
The protocol also covers sending medical staff to work at the hospitals affiliated with EGAAD in Africa as well as training the medical staff there.
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Egypt moving to develop strong, universal health insurance system despite economic challenges
Maait pointed out to the severe pressure imposed by global economic challenges on the budgets of various countries, including emerging markets.
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Egypt gears up for launch of massive ‘500500’ oncology hospital
The Prime Minister stressed the need to safeguard the substantial investments made in this landmark facility and guarantee the delivery of top service
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Egypt to increase funds for health sector by 25% in upcoming budget
This is in line with the nation’s goal to improve medical services for citizens, which is also an objective of Egypt’s Vision 2030.
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Health ministry issues over 300,000 treatment decisions at state expense in Ramadan
The project happened in all governorates of the republic, at a total cost of more than LE1.7 billion during the holy month of Ramadan.