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Pharma companies, Health Ministry negotiate alternatives to med price increases
Pharma companies have begun proposing to the Health Ministry several alternatives to raising med prices that would help manufacturers reduce…
Education
Eight technological universities to open in 2018
Eight technology-focused universities will be set up across the country next year, Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced on…
Health Ministry commissions 4 local pharma companies to produce penicillin
The Health Ministry has commissioned four local pharma companies — Nile Pharma, Holdipharma, October, and Medical Union — to produce…
Public Funds Prosecution investigates ACDIMA over penicillin shortage
A prosecutor’s office in charge of investigating the misuse of public funds is probing the Arab Company for Drug Industries…
Egypt to try and bring Finnish educational framework home
Education Minister Tarek Shawki is visiting Helsinki in 1Q2018 to meet with his Finnish counterpart and discuss bringing the Finnish…
Speed Medical to open labs in five African countries
Lab and diagnostic testing company Speed Medical plans to open shop in five African countries over the coming five years…
House amendment to Healthcare Act mandates gov’t rely on private sector pharmacies
The House of Representatives’ Health Committee amended clauses of the Universal Healthcare Act that would require government healthcare regulators to…
Alleged penicillin shortages revives push for raising med prices
Penicillin prices have reportedly skyrocketed to EGP 250 on the black market, from an original EGP 7 for local products…
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