Life & Style
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Health
2/1/2024 11:46:40 AM
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that nearly half the world's population was now covered by solid rules limiting trans fat in foods and urged lagging countries to catch up, saying that Egypt is among seven countries that implemented best practice policies in 2023.
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Egypt
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Health
1/25/2024 4:59:15 PM
Some 12.3 million Egyptians have been examined since the launch of the "Early Detection and Treatment of Chronic Diseases and Nephropathy" presidential initiative, the Ministry of Health and Population announced on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Health
1/24/2024 5:23:55 PM
Egypt provided over 3.6 million free-of-charge medical treatments to nearly 2.3 million people in 2023 at the cost of EGP 20.4 billion (more than $662 million), said the Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/24/2024 3:48:49 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stressed on Wednesday that Egypt is not delaying the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip, instead putting the blame on Israel for squeezing the civilian population in order to secure the release of captives held in the strip.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
1/10/2024 10:56:00 PM
Report on the dire conditions in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, now home to 90 per cent of the Gazan population.
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World
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International
1/10/2024 4:04:48 PM
More than 50 countries that are home to half the planet's population are due to hold national elections in 2024, but the number of citizens exercising the right to vote is not unalloyed good news. The year looks set to test even the most robust democracies and to strengthen the hands of leaders with authoritarian leanings.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
1/9/2024 9:47:17 PM
The focus of the Palestinian leadership is to halt the Israeli war on Gaza, resist plans to displace the Gazan population, and advance a political solution to the conflict, writes Munjed Jadou in Ramallah.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
1/9/2024 9:36:29 PM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today concludes his fourth regional tour in three months with no concrete results regarding a ceasefire to halt the genocide Israel has been committing against the innocent Palestinian population of Gaza for over 90 days.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/9/2024 2:27:00 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced tough talks with Israeli leaders on Gaza's post-war future Tuesday, while Israel's military pushed ahead with its aggression in the territory. Heavy bombardment shook refugee camps, sending Palestinians scrambling to find safety and hampering aid groups’ efforts to get relief to the population.
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Egypt
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Health
1/5/2024 6:40:54 PM
Egypt recorded an 8 percent decline in population growth rate in 2023 compared to 2022, according to a statement released by Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar on Friday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/4/2024 10:35:35 PM
A right-wing Israeli official has called for starving the 2.4 million Palestinian population in the under-siege Gaza Strip.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/4/2024 4:42:20 PM
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman strongly condemned the remarks made by extremist Israeli Ministers of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Bezalel Smotrich advocating for the displacement of Gaza residents, the re-occupation of the strip, and the construction of Israeli settlements.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/3/2024 1:13:07 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar and France’s Presidential Advisor Philippe Lalliot discussed plans for establishing a field hospital near the Rafah border crossing and the Arish General Hospital to receive patients who have not received treatment yet in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
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Egypt
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Health
1/2/2024 12:09:06 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population announced Monday that the total estimated value of donations received from Arab and foreign governments, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector to support the ministry's efforts in providing medical care to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has exceeded EGP 354 million (just under $11.5 million).
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/31/2023 6:43:04 PM
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday called for the return of Israeli settlers to the Gaza Strip after Israel's brutal war on the territory and said its Palestinian population should be encouraged to emigrate.
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Egypt
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Health
12/31/2023 3:50:30 PM
Egypt's "Mother and Fetus" health initiative, a part of the "100 Million Healthy Lives" presidential initiative, has screened a total of 2.39 million women since its launch until now, the Ministry of Health and Population announced in a statement on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Health
12/30/2023 2:20:19 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population announced Saturday that 2,023,902 surgeries have been performed under President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's initiative to end waiting lists, and in line with the 100 Healthy Days campaign.
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Egypt
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Health
12/28/2023 2:11:00 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population announced in a statement on Thursday the detection of the first two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1, following laboratory tests.
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Egypt
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Health
12/28/2023 10:12:47 AM
Egyptian hospitals have accommodated over 20,000 wounded Palestinians from Gaza to date, Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar told the Egyptian cabinet on Wednesday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/27/2023 10:34:15 PM
The population of Gaza is in "grave peril", the head of the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, citing acute hunger and desperation throughout the war-torn Palestinian territory.
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