doctors
Health Ministry seeks solution to attacks on hospitals
Egypt
November 10, 2011
Health Ministry seeks solution to attacks on hospitals
Assistant Health Minister Dr Abdel Hamid Abaza, held an emergency meeting on Thursday with the head of the Doctors Syndicate,…
Tahrir society doctor: Cause of Atta’s death remains inconclusive
Egypt
November 1, 2011
Tahrir society doctor: Cause of Atta’s death remains inconclusive
A doctor who witnessed the majority of the autopsy conducted on the body of Essam Ali Atta on Friday, 28…
Medical examiners strike for better security following assaults
Egypt
October 17, 2011
Medical examiners strike for better security following assaults
Medical examiners continued striking for the fourth consecutive day on Monday to demand better working conditions. A source from within…
Chaos and confusion in first Doctors Syndicate election in 20 years
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Chaos and confusion in first Doctors Syndicate election in 20 years
Hundreds of Egyptian doctors arrived at the headquarters of the doctors' general election committee at Al-Azhar Conference Center Friday morning…
Doctors hold health minister responsible for colleague disappearance
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Doctors hold health minister responsible for colleague disappearance
Ahmed Atef, the coordinator of Doctors' Youth Coalition, mysteriously disappeared while on duty at Nile Hospital in Shubra, said Engy…
Health Ministry denies allocating LE700 million to increase doctors’ pay
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Health Ministry denies allocating LE700 million to increase doctors’ pay
Health Minister Amr Helmy has denied allocating LE700 million from the state budget to provide doctors with better pay. The…
1500 doctors protest for removal of minister, better pay
Egypt
October 2, 2011
1500 doctors protest for removal of minister, better pay
Approximately 1500 doctors from across Egypt protested Sunday in front of the cabinet building to call for the dismissal of…
Doctors protest lack of security at hospitals
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Doctors protest lack of security at hospitals
Doctors were back protesting on Thursday, a week after their last demonstration outside parliament. This time, however, the demonstration was…
Doctors protest assault on colleague in Red Sea Governorate
Egypt
September 29, 2011
Doctors protest assault on colleague in Red Sea Governorate
Dozens of Egyptian doctors staged a protest on Thursday outside the office of the attorney general in downtown Cairo after…
Alexandria’s doctors continue strike
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Alexandria’s doctors continue strike
Doctors in Alexandria continued their strike Tuesday for the second consecutive week. The strike includes 12 public hospitals, one of…