CAIRO, Jun 25, 2009 (AFP) - Egypt has confirmed the first swine flu case in an Egyptian returning from Saudi Arabia after performing the Muslim pilgrimage, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

CAIRO, Jun 13, 2009 (AFP) - Egypt reported three new cases of swine flu on Saturday, as two Egyptian children and a Colombian woman tested positive for the A(H1N1) virus, bringing to 18 the total.

CAIRO, Jun 11, 2009 (AFP) - A Colombian woman in Cairo tested positive for swine flu on Thursday, a day after her Egyptian husband was found to have contracted the disease, state news agency MENA reported.

CAIRO: Two US students at the American University in Cairo have been diagnosed with the A (H1N1) flu, the university said yesterday, with their dormotory under quarantine after a third suspected case was discovered.

CAIRO, Jun 09, 2009 (AFP) - Five new cases of swine flu infection were discovered at a Cairo campus dormitory on Tuesday, Egypt’s health minister Hatem el-Gabali told state-news agency MENA.

CAIRO, Jun 05, 2009 (AFP) - An animal welfare charity warned Egypt on Friday that its mass slaughter of pigs following the outbreak of swine flu risked damaging its lucrative tourism industry.

RIYADH: The Ministry of Social Affairs is spending over SR300 million on programs for people with special needs and has accredited 615 nongovernmental organizations devoted to helping the handicapped, according to Shoura member and Disabled Children’s Association Vice President Abdul Rahman Al-Swailem.

CAIRO, Jun 02, 2009 (AFP) - A girl who had travelled from the United States has been confirmed as Egypt’s first case of swine flu, Health Minister Hatem el-Gabali said on Tuesday.

Abu Dhabi, 22nd May 2009 (WAM) — Gambian Ambassador Mambury Njie said health situation in his country is facing serious challenges and requiring support from brotherly countries.
”Shortage of health resources is preventing health authorities from providing health care to increasing poor patients, he said during a meeting with officials of the Red Crescent Authority to [...]

Driven by its commitment to improve patients’ health, sanofi-aventis, the leader in diabetes management, celebrated the launch of its new innovation Amaryl® M in Egypt, at a press conference attended by a large number of specialized media figures. The event offered a good opportunity to increase public awareness on diabetes, the second most diagnosed [...]