Medical personnel in Kashmir say preventable deaths are happening because of blocked streets, medicine shortages, and a phone and internet blockade by India.
Tag: Hospitals
At a Maternity Center Near a War Zone, 20 Births in One Day
A hospital in a remote area of Afghanistan is a haven for impoverished mothers and newborns in a country ravaged by war.
Why Are These Medical Instruments So Tough to Sterilize?
Duodenoscopes have sickened hundreds of patients in hospital outbreaks. Now some experts are demanding the devices be redesigned or taken off the market.
Egypt Ties Deadly Car Explosion to Terrorism
A vehicle packed with explosives that was driven against traffic in Cairo crashed into three cars and exploded, killing at least 20 people.
Taliban Attack Security Checkpoint and Hospital in Pakistan
At least nine people were killed, including six police officers, and 30 others wounded in a two-pronged assault in the northwest of the country, officials said.
Two U.K. Hospitals Allow Vape Shops in Bid to Promote Smoking Ban
Although e-cigarettes have met with criticism in the United States, public health officials in Britain have embraced their use as effective for people who want to quit smoking.
Bribes and Backdoor Deals Help Foreign Firms Sell to China’s Hospitals
G.E., Siemens and others have prospered in a country where corruption pervades the market for medical equipment, according to a New York Times investigation. China’s 1.4 billion people pay the price.
The Doctor Who Stayed Behind to Save Babies in His Long-Suffering Homeland
In the Central African Republic, which ranks next to last in the world on quality of life indicators, a peace accord allows a pediatrician and his trainees to build a future.
How U.S. Weapons Ended Up Hitting Hospitals in Yemen
A former senior State Department official sent to monitor the Saudi-led war in Yemen told us he saw firsthand how the Saudis failed to avoid civilian casualties — and how the U.S. chose to look the other way.
Syrian Government Starts Campaign to Retake Last Opposition Stronghold
The regime has gradually cornered rebels, extremist fighters and civilians alike in Idlib Province.