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A bus and a truck collide on the Cairo-Assiut western desert road, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, on October 21, 2026, killing 12 people and injuring 30 others. Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Health: WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and Rotary reaffirm commitment to ending polio at World Polio Day events in Cairo
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean joined Rotary leaders and members in Cairo yesterday to mark World Polio Day, celebrating decades ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Health: Egypt health minister terminates hospital security contract after journalist incident
Egyptian Health Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar ordered the termination of a private security company’s contract on Wednesday following an incident involving a journalist at 6th of October Central ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Health: Global Health Week events mark 30th anniversary of landmark Cairo conference
April 18, 2024 — The Department of Global Health and Population (GHP) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is presenting Global Health Week from April 22 to 26. The event will mark the 30th ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Health: Egypt strengthens social health protection to advance universal health coverage
Egypt has taken another step towards strengthening its social health protection system and advancing universal health coverage through enhanced institutional capacities and stronger collaboration ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Health: Egypt becomes world's first to retain WHO hepatitis C elimination status
Egypt has become the first country in the world to receive certification for maintaining WHO’s gold-tier status in its efforts to eliminate hepatitis C.
News Egypt » Cairo » Health: UNHCR, AXON partner to expand access to affordable health care for refugees in Egypt
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: Birth Rights And Resources: Why Egypt Has A Record High C-Section Rates
Health workers check reports of Covid-19 patients at Heliopolis hospital in Cairo, Egypt. Fadel Dawood/dpa/ZUMA PORT SAID — Nahla, a 39-year-old Egyptian, and recent mother recalls the birth: “On my ...