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Nelson Mandela beside President Jacob Zuma in 29 April 2013.
08/06/2013 - South Africa - France

Mandela in 'serious but stable' condition after being admitted to hospital

South Africa’s beloved hero and former president Nelson Mandela is back in hospital today, after suffering another lung infection.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
21/05/2013 - Algeria - France

Algerian press demand truth on Bouteflika's health

Algerian newspapers on Tuesday denounced a news blackout by the government over the state of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been in a French hospital for three weeks.

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seen at the presidential palace in Algiers, in this file picture taken December 11, 2011.
19/05/2013 - Algeria

Algeria censors daily newspapers over Bouteflika 'coma' claim

Algeria censored reports by two daily newspapers that claimed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a Parisian hospital since last month, would be flown home in a coma after his health deteriorated ...

14/05/2013 - Report: France - Syria

French Syrians send medical aid to Syrian hospitals

The conflict in Syria has now been going on for more than two years, and for Syrians abroad, it has been difficult watching the deadly events unfold in their homeland.

La ministre de la Santé, Marisol Touraine, quitte l'hôpital où est traité le 2e homme infecté par le coronavirus. Lille, le 11 mai 2013.
12/05/2013 - France

Second case confirmed of new Sars-like virus in France

A second case has been confirmed of coronavirus in France, health officials confirmed late Saturday night.

03/05/2013 - France

New implant scandal hits France

After the PIP breast implant case a new health care scandal has hit France.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika last year
28/04/2013 - Algeria - France

Algeria's Bouteflika flown to Paris hospital after mini-stroke

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was in a Paris hospital Sunday after suffering a mini-stroke. Ther 76-year-old president is not seriously ill, doctors have told the APS news agency.

18/04/2013 - France

Cancer patient saves ambulance driver's life

A French cancer sufferer saved his ambulance driver by taking the wheel of the vehicle and driving him to hospital when he suffered a heart attack.

Mobile medical unit tries to care for Iraqi Kurdistan's no-man's land
13/03/2013 - International report

Mobile medical unit tries to care for Iraqi Kurdistan's no-man's land

The long-running standoff between Baghdad and Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region over who should control certain territories has left the area without a functioning government. As a ...

Hospital carries out Gaza's first kidney transplant
06/02/2013 - International report

Hospital carries out Gaza's first kidney transplant

For the first time ever a kidney was transplanted in Gaza last month. A team of surgeons from Britain were assisted by local doctors. There are around 500 patients waiting for ...

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