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Union says 11 Wellington Hospital theatres sit idle at weekends

The House of Representatives is considering a bill to revoke the licences of hospitals that refuse, delay, or obstruct emergency medical treatment in Niger Read More: https://punchng.com/reps-propose-licence-revocation-for-hospitals-denying-emergency-care/

The Nigerian Senate is considering a bill proposing a six-month jail term or N300,000 fine for hospitals that reject or delay treating emergency patients. Read More: https://punchng.com/senate-proposes-jail-n30000-fine-for-hospitals-rejecting-emergency-patients/

Nearly half of those evacuated from Dnipro facility were terminally ill people receiving end-of-life care

Job contracts of 1,495 temporary staff working under the National Health Mission have been terminated from October 31; ninety-nine people have lost their jobs in Kozhikode district alone

The takeover of multiple NSW hospitals by a Catholic provider will lead to widespread service cuts for expectant mothers and cancer patients, doctors say.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Sunday reviewed plans to expand the country’s education system, including the establishment of 100 technical schools in cooperation with Italy, equipping 50 schools with German support and expanding the Japanese-style school network, alongside the development of new universities and teaching hospitals. Al-Sisi met Pr

Five officers from the Hamas-run police have been killed in Khan Younis and three people, including a child, killed in Gaza City, officials say.

A survey conducted by the Health and Family Welfare Department in collaboration with Ipas Development Foundation among district hospitals in the State has recognised the Lady Goschen to this distinction, said a release

Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha clarified that scans will remain free of cost for patients referred by doctors at Telangana government hospitals

Ten people have been injured in a mini-van crash on King Island in Bass Strait, with three flown to Melbourne hospitals.

The Bayelsa State Government says it has renovated, upgraded and equipped 62 primary and secondary healthcare facilities across the state in the past two y Read More: https://punchng.com/bayelsa-upgrades-62-hospitals-in-two-years-says-commissioner/

A full list of the 39 UK hospitals participating in a clinical trial testing if breast cancer radiotherapy can be shortened from three weeks to five days. Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-39-uk-hospitals-testing-five-day-breast-cancer-radiotherapy/

The signatories called for a broader effort to strengthen the public health and medical system so that ordinary citizens would not be compelled to abandon government hospitals because of inadequate facilities

A patient marooned in a NSW hospital for four months has exposed the inadequacies of the aged care sector.

Every medical facility one enters nowadays resembles a sauna

Failure to do the necessary paperwork is the biggest reason insurance claims are not filed in time

 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is stepping up short- and long-term measures to ease ove...

<p>• JPMC, CHK report more cases over past 10 days than first half of month<br /> • Experts advise frequent hand washing, avoiding close contact with sick people and staying hydrated </p> <p>KARACHI: The city is seeing a spike in the number of flu cases over the past eight to 10 days, senior health experts shared on Monday, urging people to take precautionar

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2148,w_3806/743692' alt='Nigeria's Index Ebola patient is taken on a medical evacuation flight to Switzerland from Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, in Abuja, Nigeria October 26, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. (photo credit

Health Minister K. Muraleedharan tells Assembly that govt will introduce Bill in next session, says govt agrees in principle to the need to regulate private hospitals, many of which are under management of foreign companies

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- Police have busted a cybercrime ring that allegedly s...

The APC Women Mobilisation Directorate, led by Dr Betta Edu, has visited patients in two Kaduna hospitals as part of its grassroots outreach activities. Read More: https://punchng.com/apc-women-visit-patients-in-kaduna-hospitals/

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 &mdash;&nbsp;Two Malaysian nationals who sustained minor injuries in the aftermath of Typhoon Champ...

They are qualified, ready and willing to serve their communities. But scores of doctors in KwaZulu-Natal are becoming increasingly desperate because of a lack of posts in government hospitals and clinics.

MDCAN has urged Nigerian hospitals to activate isolation centres and boost surveillance following the confirmation of an Ebola Bundibugyo virus case in the Read More: https://punchng.com/ebola-mdcan-urges-hospitals-to-activate-isolation-centres-boost-surveillance/

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

Health Minister U.T. Khader says no hospital should deny families the bodies of deceased patients; government to examine complaints of excessive billing

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Public hospitals are losing millions of euro a year due to unpaid bills from private health insurers, new figures show.

The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.

Yvette Cooper also announces £140m investment in England's urgent care system, ahead of winter.