Students of Mass Communication launched 'Daawy b Dawaak' ('Cure with your Medicine') in June 2021, aiming to create more awareness about means of donating various medication that are unused in many households in the country before they pass the (...)
Antibiotics have always been a fundamental pillar of healthcare. Nevertheless, the world has acknowledged in recent years the impact of over-prescription of antibiotics which has led to numerous problems, such as antimicrobial resistance and the (...)
Comes in May, and the word is chest diseases among the science community, as World Asthma Day is celebrated each year on 5 May to raise awareness of asthma worldwide.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), asthma is globally recognised as (...)
Among diseases, nothing compares to the effect of diabetes on the general health of human beings. It creeps silently and gradually causes complications that — if left untreated — can lead to a complete deterioration of the body.
Every year experts (...)
The anticipation was felt in the air as attendants waited for the panel of experts to take the podium, led by one of Egypt's most respected and loved figures in the field of science, Sir Magdi Yacoub.
Magdi Yacoub — who was bestowed with the title (...)
Come October, "Breast cancer awareness” is the watchword all over the world. Egypt highlighted the cause through a series of events, concluding 30 October with the launch of the "My Story Is Not Over, Count Me" campaign.
The event was launched by (...)
Each year, countries start the month of March by celebrating "Zero Discrimination Day" in regards to people living with HIV.
Voices across the globe call for no one to be left behind when it comes to treatment, and Egypt is no different.
Fundamental (...)
Monday, 2 July, the walls of the main hall of Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS) were adorned with posters that spoke of a new message.
The posters were addressed in general to Egyptian fathers, showing men chatting with their very young (...)
An event 30 May marked another highlight in Egypt's efforts to reach out with help to people in the country living with HIV.
The event was a ceremony to display the results of a pilot project named "Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women (...)
The Design Studio by Azza Fahmy has been selected to represent Egypt at Poland's Silver Schools exhibition.
Silver Schools is part of a festival held this year in Legnica, Poland from 25 April to 10 June, and its main event is the Legnica (...)
In recent years, initiatives to raise awareness about maintaining a healthy lifestyle have been on the rise in Egypt, gaining their momentum from the enthusiasm of participants and the interest of others to join such events.
The latest highly (...)
Finland revolutionalised itself in the last century and one of its great success stories was healthcare.
Finnish healthcare is worldwide state of the art, with leading positions in terms of diagnostics, life expectancy and universal quality (...)
The Greek campus at the American university in Cairo hosted the launch of a joint social media campaign by the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), under the hashtag #ImAgainstBullying, on Tuesday.
The campaign comes under the (...)
Among diseases, diabetes is unique in its effects on the general health of the human being. It creeps silently, gradually causing complications that, if left untreated, can lead to complete deterioration of the body.
Every year experts seek new ways (...)
The beautiful dark-skinned girl with wide eyes smiles widely. Her trademark scarf in hues of green, yellow and orange cascades around her hair and shoulders.
Saleema needs no introduction. Her story has always captivated listeners, as it did during (...)
Built on 50 feddans near the west bank of the Nile by Khedive Ismail in 1891, Cairo's Giza zoo was once one of the biggest and most beautiful zoos in the world.
In recent years, there was a public outcry due to the deterioration of many facets of (...)
When rumours of his ill-health were dismissed in a phone call by prominent Egyptian doctor Magdi Yacoub to a major talk show programme on Dream TV channel on 3 March, Egyptians breathed a sigh of relief. The place he holds in the hearts of his (...)
Each March, the UN and countries around the world celebrate Zero Discrimination Day, an event which particularly emphasises the rights of those living with HIV, and this year Egypt was no different.
The UN Joint Team on AIDS in Egypt is (...)
"Colon cancer is not a death sentence! But how much do we know about it? The answer is probably not enough!" A smile flashes across Iman Hashem's face as she tells Ahram online her story.
Iman, a 42-year-old pharamcist and mother of two, recounts (...)
Acclaimed Egyptian designer Azza Fahmy is showing three pieces of jewellery in the winter exhibition at the Museum Volkenkunde, the national museum of ethnography at the Netherlands.
The exhibition, titled "Jewelry: Made By, Worn By", is the largest (...)
The function room at one of Cairo's plush hotels overlooking the River Nile was brimming with energy.
This wasn't a typical World Cancer Day event – simply highlighting the facts and challenges – but rather a chance for various stakeholders to come (...)
Egypt's sports community once again proves itself a mighty tool for good on 2 February as marathon runners hit the tarmac in Aswan in support of free heart surgery for children.
The second Aswan42 – Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation Marathon will see (...)
“When I was learning more about this cause, I saw two scenarios on how the community can address HIV. It is time to address the issue in a more positive way. HIV is not a death sentence, it is a chronic disease, and let's just tackle it for what it (...)
This year saw a new name in the fashion scene earn much attention with designs that draw inspiration from women's silhouettes and echo earthy colors in elegant hues.
Ahram Online talks with Christine Massarany, the woman behind the latest fashion (...)
For the fourth year in a row, Nisf El-Dunia magazine, an Al-Ahram publication, has organised the Cuisine festival under the auspices of the Al-Ahram organization and its affiliated Al-Ahram Advertising agency, in cooperation with the Egyptian (...)