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Egypt Independent
2 days ago
- Health
- Egypt Independent
'100 Days of Health' provides over 5mn free medical services in 3 days
Ministry of Health and Population announced on Saturday 19/7/2025 that a total of 5,063,722 free medical services were provided throughout three days since the launch of the third edition of the '100 Days of Health' campaign, which was launched on July 15, 2025. The campaign, which is implemented in accordance with the directives of Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, the Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, aims to improve healthcare services across the state. As many as 1,570,726 services were provided by the campaign on Friday, according to Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar. He added that the campaign had provided 616,883 services through the primary healthcare and family planning sector, 362,407 services via the therapeutic care sector, 205,377 services from health insurance organization hospitals and 5,402 emergency services delivered by the Egyptian Ambulance Organization. Moreover, the campaign had offered health awareness and educational services to 85,681 persons through community outreach teams deployed in public spaces, clubs, and shopping malls across governorates, the spokesman added.
Gulf Today
08-07-2025
- General
- Gulf Today
Cairo telecom building fire kills 4, injures 26; limited flight delays after blaze sparks outage
Gulf Today, Staff Reporter/Associated Press Egypt's Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that the country's airports experienced minor delays in some flight departures due to a sudden and temporary disruption in communication and internet networks, due to a massive fire at Ramses Centre, a critical telecommunications hub in Egypt. Egyptian officials said Tuesday the fire that engulfed a main telecom company building in downtown Cairo the day before left four people dead and over two dozen injured. The four were Telecom Egypt employees who had been inside the building, the workers' union of the company said in a statement. The blaze, which broke out at the landmark 10-storey Telecom Egypt building, prompted a temporary outage of internet and mobile phone services. NetBlocks, a global internet monitor, wrote Monday on X that network data show national connectivity was at 62% of ordinary levels. The outage also disrupted air traffic, but the civil aviation ministry said early on Tuesday morning all halted flights have taken off. People watch as firefighters battle flames for the second day on Tuesday after a fire engulfs the main telecom company building in Cairo. AP The Civil Aviation Ministry stated that it activated its emergency response plan to ensure the continuity of operations, coordinating the departure of all flights without cancellations. Dr. Sameh Al-Hefny, Minister of Civil Aviation, closely monitored the situation from the Crisis Management Centre at Cairo International Airport, in coordination with EgyptAir's Integrated Operations Centre. The ministry clarified that most flights are being rerouted using alternative methods, except for a limited number of international flights, for which operational adjustments are being coordinated with respective airports. Traffic stops as smoke billows from the fire. AFP Meanwhile, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the health ministry spokesperson, told The Associated Press over the phone the number of the injured increased from 14 to 26, including those who suffered from smoke suffocation. All were hospitalised and some have been discharged, he said. Egypt's National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) announced that civil defence teams successfully contained the fire at the Ramses Centre on Monday evening after several hours of firefighting efforts. Firefighters battle flames for the second day after a fire engulfs the main telecom company building in Cairo. AP The blaze had erupted in one of the upper-floor rooms of the building. In a statement, the NTRA confirmed that the fire was under control and cooling operations had begun. The fire began in one of the halls on the floor housing telecom operators and spread to other floors due to its intensity, according to the Communications Ministry. The Egyptian Stock Exchange halted trading on Tuesday due to widespread disruption impacting the efficiency of the trading system. Amr Talaat, minister of communications and information technology, said in a statement Tuesday morning that all communications services will gradually be fully restored within 24 hours. He said that all services were transferred to more than one switchboard to operate as an alternative network.
Asharq Al-Awsat
08-07-2025
- Health
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Blaze at Cairo Telecom Building Kills 4 and Disrupts Internet, Phone
Four workers were killed and at least 22 others were injured in a fire that broke out on Monday at a key data center in Cairo, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the spokesperson at Egypt's Health Ministry, told Reuters on Tuesday. The blaze at a Telecom Egypt facility, which state TV said was contained on Monday, caused disruptions to communications across the capital. Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, said in a statement on Tuesday that services will be gradually restored within 24 hours. In a statement on Tuesday, Telecom Egypt said it mourned the employees that lost their lives and offered support for their families. The fire halted phone calls, and disrupted internet access, with internet monitoring group Netblocks saying network data showed national connectivity at 62% of ordinary levels. The health ministry posted alternative numbers for ambulance services across different governorates in case people were unable to reach its main hotline. Besides phone calls, some digital banking services were also impacted including credit cards, ATM machines and online transactions, a bank source and residents said on Monday. Banks had already been closed for the day. The injuries were mostly because of smoke inhalation, health ministry spokesperson Ghaffar said on Monday. The state news agency MENA said on Monday the fire had been prevented from spreading to the entire building and neighboring rooftops. An initial examination indicated that the fire was likely to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, MENA cited a security source as saying.
08-07-2025
- Business
Cairo telecom building fire kills 4 and injures 26
CAIRO -- Egyptian officials said Tuesday a fire that engulfed a main telecom company building in downtown Cairo the day before left four people dead and over two dozen injured. The four were Telecom Egypt employees who had been inside the building, the workers' union of the company said in a statement. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the health ministry spokesperson, told The Associated Press over the phone the number of the injured increased from 14 to 26, including those who suffered from smoke suffocation. All were hospitalized and some have been discharged, he said. The fire began in one of the halls on the floor housing telecom operators and spread to other floors due to its intensity, according to the Communications Ministry. The blaze, which broke out at the landmark 10-story Telecom Egypt building, prompted a temporary outage of internet and mobile phone services. NetBlocks, a global internet monitor, wrote Monday on X that network data show national connectivity was at 62% of ordinary levels. The outage also disrupted air traffic, but the civil aviation ministry said early Tuesday all halted flights have taken off. The Egyptian Stock Exchange halted trading on Tuesday due to widespread disruption impacting the efficiency of the trading system. Amr Talaat, minister of communications and information technology, said in a statement Tuesday morning that all communications services will gradually be fully restored within 24 hours. He said that all services were transferred to more than one switchboard to operate as an alternative network
CNA
08-07-2025
- Health
- CNA
Blaze at Cairo telecommunications building kills 4, disrupts internet, phone
CAIRO: Four workers were killed and at least 22 others were injured in a fire that broke out on Monday (Jul 7) at a key data centre in Cairo, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the spokesperson at Egypt's Health Ministry, told Reuters on Tuesday. The blaze at a Telecom Egypt facility, which state TV said was contained on Monday, caused disruptions to communications across the capital. Egypt's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, said in a statement on Tuesday that services will be gradually restored within 24 hours. In a statement on Tuesday, Telecom Egypt said it mourned the employees that lost their lives and offered support for their families. The fire halted phone calls, and disrupted internet access, with internet monitoring group Netblocks saying network data showed national connectivity at 62 per cent of ordinary levels. The health ministry posted alternative numbers for ambulance services across different governorates in case people were unable to reach its main hotline. Besides phone calls, some digital banking services were also impacted including credit cards, ATM machines and online transactions, a bank source and residents said on Monday. Banks had already been closed for the day. The injuries were mostly because of smoke inhalation, health ministry spokesperson Ghaffar said on Monday.
