England’s ailing NHS healthcare system
With long waiting lists and understaffed hospitals, healthcare in England has been steadily deteriorating. Doctors and patients alike are increasingly frustrated.…
Yemen’s IDP camps face growing virus fears
In a desolate camp for Yemenis displaced by war, residents wonder how they can protect themselves as the novel coronavirus stalks the country. Yemen's healthcare system has been blighted by years of…
House Republicans vote to begin repealing Obamacare
The House voted 227-198 to instruct committees to draft legislation by a target date of January 27 that would repeal the 2010 Affordable Health Care Act.…
Barack Obama fights to rescue Obamacare
The US Republican Party has begun efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or what most Americans call Obamacare. The outgoing president is determined, however, to protect his signature legislation.…
Obamacare has failed – Mike Pence
Vice President-elect Mike Pence comments on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act after meeting with Republican senators in Washington on Wednesday.…
South Africa: Doctors’ union dispute disrupts healthcare
South Africa's overstretched healthcare system is being affected by an internal disagreement. Doctors are suing the country's medical association for disbanding their union.…