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News Egypt » Cairo » Health: A tax on sugary drinks in Egypt could reduce disease and save US$1.8 billion in healthcare costs: modelling study

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/a-tax-on-sugary-drinks-in-egypt-could-reduce-disease-and-save-us-1-8-billion-in-healthcare-costs-modelling-study-286445

Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

Based on our modelling we recommend that governments in Egypt and across Africa increase taxes on sugary drinks.

News Egypt » Cairo » Health: UNHCR, AXON partner to expand access to affordable health care for refugees in Egypt

News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/eg/news/press-releases/unhcr-axon-partner-expand-access-affordable-health-care-refugees-egypt

Published on: Tuesday 03 March 2026

Cairo, Egypt, 4 March 2026 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has signed a General Cooperation Agreement with AXON Plus to enhance access to affordable health care for refugees registered with UNHCR in ...

News Egypt » Cairo » Health: Egypt approves licensing Cairo hospital as branch of prominent French cancer institute

News channel or source: https://english.ahram.org.eg/UI/Front/Inner.aspx?NewsContentID=519670

Published on: Wednesday 08 July 2026

Egypt’s cabinet gave initial approval Tuesday to a plan to turn the Dar El-Salam Cancer Centre in Cairo into the first international branch of the renowned French Gustave Roussy Institute of Oncology.

News Egypt » Cairo » Health: Health minister, French ambassador discuss cooperation on treating Palestinian children with cancer

News channel or source: https://www.egyptindependent.com/health-minister-french-ambassador-discuss-cooperation-on-treating-palestinian-children-with-cancer/

Published on: Wednesday 06 May 2026

Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to providing all forms of medical and humanitarian support to Palestinians, stressing the country’s continued role ...

News Egypt » Cairo » Health: Clearer obstetric guidelines could improve childbirth experience in Egypt

News channel or source: https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/7/48/572894/Life--Style/Health/Clearer-obstetric-guidelines-could-improve-childbi.aspx

Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

New national guidelines being developed by the Egyptian Health Council aim to improve obstetric practice, strengthen informed decision making, and help ensure safer, more respectful childbirth ...

News Egypt » Cairo » Health: Egypt's Participation in One Health 2026 Summit

News channel or source: https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/events/egypts-participation-in-one-health-2026-summit/

Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2026

The Arab Republic of Egypt participated with a high-level delegation in the One Health Summit, hosted in the French city of Lyon from April 5 to 7, 2026. Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health ...

News Egypt » Cairo » Health: Nineteen dead in car explosion in central Cairo -health ministry

News channel or source: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/nineteen-dead-in-car-explosion-in-central-cairo-health-ministry-2019-08-05

Published on: Sunday 04 August 2019

Nineteen people died and 30 were injured in an explosion resulting from a car crash in central Cairo, Egypt's health ministry said early on Monday. It triggered a blaze that forced the partial ...

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