Afghan Frustration at Poor Healthcare
Provision at both state and private hospitals remains inadequate, and those who can afford it go abroad for better treatment.
19 Aug 11
Health
Opposition Figure Presses Armenian State on Cerebral Palsy Care
Much more needs to be done to stop children being shut away at home for lack of treatment and educational opportunities.
4 Aug 11
Afghanistan: False Economies in Herat
Second-hand goods flooding local market often make a bad buy and add to growing rubbish problem.
21 Jul 11
Teenage Pipedreams in Mazar-e Sharif
Either harmless pastime or slippery slope to drug abuse, water-pipes have taken off among young men.
12 Jul 11
Azeri War-Wounded Complain of Shabby Treatment
Disabled ex-soldiers say they are denied free medicines and hospital care.
8 Jul 11
Azerbaijan's Hidden Drug Problem
Heroin users need long-term treatment – and that requires funding from a government that seems unaware of scale of addiction.
11 Jun 11
Georgian Healthcare Fails Low-Income Groups
State-funded insurance scheme captures only minority of population.
6 May 11
Azerbaijan Slow to Tackle HIV Health Needs
Fewer recorded cases than Russia, but country needs more specialised clinics offering treatment.
1 Apr 11
Turkmen Authorities Play Down HIV/AIDS
Hard-to-credit official figures suggest infection rates are close to zero.
11 Jan 11
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