Ebola treatment centre strike in DRC halts services as staff protest unpaid wages and safety concerns Healthcare workers at an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
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Health Minister Defends Sweeping Healthcare Savings Law to Close €30 Billion Gap
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerGerman healthcare savings law defended by minister as reforms provoke wide opposition Germany’s health-care savings law faces fierce resistance from hospitals, doctors and industry, but the health minister says the …
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German healthcare faces reform dilemma as high spending fails to improve outcomes
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerGerman health care system under strain: high spending, mixed results, and political limits on reform Germany’s health care system faces a public-perception crisis as patient experiences of crowded emergency departments …
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World
Colombia presidential election May 31 spotlights healthcare corruption and security
by anna walterby anna walterColombian presidential election set for May 31 as voters prioritize healthcare, corruption and security Colombians head to the polls on May 31 for the Colombian presidential election, with healthcare, corruption …
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Politics
Rheinland-Pfalz government formation demands urgent action on healthcare and education
by Hans Ottoby Hans OttoRheinland-Pfalz Faces Fiscal Test as New Government Confronts Healthcare, Education and Municipal Debt Rheinland-Pfalz must confront growing healthcare gaps, persistent education shortfalls and deep municipal debt as a CDU-led government …
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Finance Minister Klingbeil spares civil servants, private insurers from Bürgergeld healthcare costs
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerHealth insurance reform ignites row as Finance Minister spares civil servants and private patients Finance Minister exempts civil servants and private patients from funding Bürgergeld recipients’ healthcare, igniting a dispute …
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Tobacco tax hike must be earmarked for healthcare, German family doctors demand
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerGerman doctors call for tobacco tax increase revenues to be earmarked for healthcare German GPs and the federal drug commissioner demand that tobacco tax increase revenues be earmarked for prevention, …