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Protests in Zimbabwe
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 | No comments posted.
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Riot police prevented striking doctors and nurses today from protesting against Zimbabwe’s collapsing health care system, which lacks even basic drugs amid a rapid spread of cholera in the country.
Eyewitnesses said police broke up a protest at a hospital in the capital, Harare. The workers regrouped later but were prevented by riot police from leaving the hospital.
The protesters planned to present a petition to the government calling for “urgent action” to address the crisis in the public health system, which is crumbling from lack of medical supplies, equipment and drugs.
Eyewitnesses said police broke up a protest at a hospital in the capital, Harare. The workers regrouped later but were prevented by riot police from leaving the hospital.
The protesters planned to present a petition to the government calling for “urgent action” to address the crisis in the public health system, which is crumbling from lack of medical supplies, equipment and drugs.
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