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Families voice anger over deadly South Korea hospital fire

Miryang, South Korea | AFP | Distraught relatives of those killed in a deadly South Korean hospital fire voiced anger Saturday at what they perceived as another man-made disaster in Asia’s fourth largest economy, just as it prepares to host the Winter Olympics. The huge blaze that erupted at the …

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Uganda to get dedicated fistula hospital

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | There are plans to set up a specialized hospital in Uganda to treat the increasing number of women who succumb to fistula. The Terrewode Hospital & Rehabilitation Center will also serve as a centre of excellence and a demonstration facility for surgical training programmes that …

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US nurse arrested for not giving police patient’s blood

Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Police in the US state of Utah have launched an investigation after video footage showed an officer forcibly arresting a nurse for refusing to draw blood from an unconscious patient. The images captured by a police body cameras and University Hospital in Salt Lake …

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Vatican fraud trial over cardinal’s luxury pad kicks off

Vatican City, Holy See | AFP |  A trial against two former members of a Vatican foundation charged with embezzling charity money to refurbish the luxury apartment of a cardinal opened Tuesday. The former executives of the Vatican’s Bambino Gesu pediatric hospital are accused of diverting 422,000 euros ($485,000) in …

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Theresa May confirms major cyber attacks strike worldwide

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  An international cyber attack on Friday struck countries including the UK and Spain, British Prime Minister Theresa May said, as security experts warned it could affect many other countries. The UK’s state-run National Health Service declared a “major incident” after the attack, which forced …

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Cameroon hospital chief sacked over death of pregnant woman

Douala, Cameroon | AFP | The director of a public hospital in Cameroon’s economic capital Douala was sacked Tuesday after the death of a woman pregnant with twins sparked protests and heated political debate. Under a ministerial decree, Jean II Dissongo was removed from his post at the Laquintinie Hospital …

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Abim Hospital troubles

By Flavia Nassaka A lot achieved in health, a lot more needs to be done The year 2015 ended badly for some of the staff at Abim Hospital located in the relatively new district of Abim in north eastern Uganda. The hospital which is one of the biggest and the …

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