Health News
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Japanese Otsuka to build 1st health supplements factory in Egypt
Japanese Otsuka Pharmaceutical will build the first factory in the Middle East to produce healthy supplements in the 10th of Ramadan city in Egypt.
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Egyptians Still Face Barriers to Insulin Access
New diagnostics more widely available – but shortages, power cuts, and inflation threaten access.
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5 key facts about Egypt’s first biopharmaceuticals factory
Egypt is set to launch the Middle East’s first biopharmaceutical factory in early 2025, marking a major step in local healthcare production.
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1st biopharmaceuticals factory in ME to start operation in Egypt in 2025
Ghorab said that the factory, which is a 100 percent local investment, will provide all kinds of biopharmaceuticals.
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Gambia aims for cooperation with Egypt on pharmaceuticals, fisheries
Ambassador Aref gave an overview of the leap achieved by Egypt in the pharmaceutical industry, affirming readiness for bilateral cooperation.
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Egypt is certified malaria-free by WHO
Egypt is the third country to be awarded a malaria-free certification in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region following UAE and Morocco.
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Egypt’s EDA fills 95% of medicine shortage so far
The announcement was made during a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to follow up on the availability of medicines.
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Health min. in talks with Roche Egypt over localising drug manufacture
The meeting comes as part of the health ministry’s effort to strengthen the domestic drug industry and encourage investments in this vital sector.
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Egypt Healthcare Authority, Roche forge strategic partnership
They discussed ways to support cancer patients, establish centres of excellence for eye diseases, and support health surveys.
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Egypt exports $1bln pharmaceuticals in 2023
Madbouly revealed that out of every 100 medicine packages consumed in Egypt, 91 ones that are produced locally.
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AstraZeneca Recognized as the First Company in Egypt to Achieve the Best Place to Work for Working Parents
AstraZeneca Egypt worked on creating a workplace environment that is conducive to both professional success and personal well-being.
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Egypt's battle against medicine shortages
Egypt has been implementing a series of measures aimed at stabilizing the market and ensuring the availability of essential medicines.
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Egypt works to ease drug shortages within weeks: Official
The government has made strenuous efforts during the past months to make medicines available by facilitating the customs clearance of these medicines.
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Supply of equipment for industrial laboratories
Cairo: Supply of equipment for the chemical, food quality testing, and industrial laboratories under two contracts
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Egypt to disburse LE 10B to stabilize pharmaceutical market and prices
Pharmaceutical prices are expected to rise by 25-30 percent in the coming months due to ongoing price increase requests from companies.
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Egypt likely to raise prices of 1,600 pharmaceutical products
The authority could approve increasing the prices of around 600 products within the fourth quarter of this year.
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Healthcare authority, Siemens Co in talks over health services
Sobki said cooperation with Siemens Health Care will include holding training courses for doctors, radiographers and medical device engineers.
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Drug prices in Egypt spike by 25%-30%: pharma division head
Eighty to 100 pharmaceutical companies applied to the Egyptian Drugs Authority (EDA) to increase the price of medicines by an average of 25-30 percent
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Government announces LE7 billion will be provided to meet Egypt’s medicine shortages
The meeting highlighted the package of measures taken to ensure the availability of various types of medicines and pharmaceutical products.
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Pharma companies petition for additional medicine price hike after fuel price increase
Pharmaceutical companies continue to grapple with rising transportation costs, prompted by the recent increase in fuel prices.