FEB. 18 2013 (The Conway Bulletin) – A government report in Kazakhstan criticised the country’s health system for not producing enough local doctors, allowing essential equipment to fall into disrepair and for ambulances often arriving late.
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(News report from Issue No. 125, published on Feb. 22 2013)
FEB. 18 2013 (The Conway Bulletin) – A government report in Kazakhstan criticised the country’s health system for not producing enough local doctors, allowing essential equipment to fall into disrepair and for ambulances often arriving late.
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(News report from Issue No. 125, published on Feb. 22 2013)
FEB. 3 2012 (The Conway Bulletin) – Officials in Kyrgyzstan confirmed 70 new cases of children infected with HIV/AIDS. Nurses have been screening thousands of children in the south of the country after at least 200 infants were accidentally infected with the virus. Re-used needles and infected blood have been blamed.
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(News report from Issue No. 76, published on Feb. 9 2012)
FEB. 4 2011 (The Conway Bulletin) – Thousands of street vendors continued to protest against the mayor of Yerevan who introduced a law on Jan. 13, 2011 banning them because he said they were a health hazard. Officially 3,500 people have attended daily rallies although the protesters themselves say the real number is nearer 12,500.
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(News report from Issue No. 26, published on Feb. 7 2011)
DEC. 29 2010 (The Conway Bulletin) – In an interview with RFE/RL, Tajikistan’s deputy health minister said a polio epidemic had been brought under control. There have been no new reported cases of polio in the southern region at the centre of the outbreak since July 4 after an intensive vaccination period. World Health Organisation said 29 people died from 458 cases of polio.
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(News report from Issue No. 21, published on Jan. 4 2011)
SEPT. 29 2010 (The Conway Bulletin) — Kazakh financial police started an investigation into health minister Zhaksylyk Doskaliyev for abuse of office but a court refused to approve an arrest warrant for him saying that he was too unwell. The financial police said Mr Doskaliyev had faked a heart attack.
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(News report from Issue No. 9, published on Sept. 30 2010)