Health News
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Egypt targets diabetes with homegrown Insulin
This initiative marks a critical step toward achieving self-sufficiency in drug production and addressing the growing needs of diabetic populations.
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Egypt’s Health Insurance System Expands to Cover 70 Million Citizens
He announced that the sector's budget has increased four-fold over the past decade, reaching a total of EGP 1 trillion by 2024.
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Pharmaceuticals and food sectors key focus of Saudi ministers’ Egypt trip
Alkhorayef met with senior Egyptian officials and major private sector leaders to highlight Saudi Arabia’s competitive investment environment.
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Egypt, US to promote trade, Investment in healthcare Sector
More than 60 American businesses had a call with the Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan ElKhatib to promote US-Egypt trade.
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Egyptian government dues owed to pharma firms hit EGP 50 bn
The pharma sector is set to implement phased price hikes affecting around 100 drugs per month.
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LE10B allocation for dues owed to pharmaceutical companies by Egypt
This initiative aims to enhance medicine availability in the market and stabilize the pharmaceutical industry.
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Rameda records 22.17% YoY consolidated profit hike in 9 months
Revenue jumped to EGP 1.784 billion in January-September from EGP 1.388 million in the year-ago period.
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Egypt, Azerbaijan forge stronger economic ties in pharmaceuticals
Madbouly expressed Egypt’s goal to deepen trade and investment exchanges and broaden cooperation in key sectors.
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CBE signs cooperation protocol with health ministry’s medical fund
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) signed a cooperation protocol with the Health Ministry's Medical Emergency and Genetic and Rare Disease Fund.
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Egypt to establish pharmaceutical industry zone in Suez Canal Economic Zone
The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) will establish a dedicated pharmaceutical industry zone covering an area of four million square metres (m²).
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‘100 Healthy Days’ provides 146 million free services across Egypt in 93 days
The initiative includes more than 500 convoys, 5,000 primary care units, and 700 hospitals across the country, present in vital places.
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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.