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                                <title><![CDATA[ Far from fighting, doctor strikes aggravate healthcare collapse in Port Sudan ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Doctors and nurses in the Red Sea city say they have not been paid for four months, as the Sudanese government's budget has been decimated by fighting between the army and the paramilitary RSF. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Britain outlines new workforce plan for strained health service ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 02:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ By 2031, the NHS aims to double medical school training places to 15,000, increase by 50% the number of doctor training places and nearly double the number of adult nurse training places. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ India builds more hospitals as population surges but doctors in short supply ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The problem is a lack of doctors, a shortage that is reaching crucial levels as India becomes the world's most populous nation. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ More patients, fewer nurses as Hong Kong’s medical frontline struggles with Covid surge ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:41:46 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ At some hospitals, bedridden elderly and children were seen left for hours in carparks, waiting in the cold and rain, in scenes that shocked residents and many in the global medical community. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pandemic-weary Australian nurses go on strike ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:43:41 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Defying a strike ban, thousands decked in scrubs and surgical masks marched on the state parliament over what they say are intolerable conditions. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Gunman arrested in Japan after taking doctor hostage, shooting nurse ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:19:30 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The doctor was on a condolence visit to the suspect's home with a nurse and caregiver to pay respects to his deceased family member, NHK and other Japanese media say. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Canadian hospitals strain as Omicron hits health workers ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:21:33 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Covid-19 pandemic and its highly contagious Omicron variant have made a challenging staffing situation in Canada's hospitals worse. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Indian doctors strike as Omicron sparks fears of third wave of Covid-19 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 06:17:56 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The country, whose hospitals bore the brunt of a record second surge in infections and deaths in April and May due to the Delta variant, has seen new cases plateauing around 10,000 in the past few weeks. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Russian doctors invite big name anti-vaxxers to Covid wards ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:38:04 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Russia is struggling with widespread opposition to vaccination even though it has developed several homegrown jabs including Sputnik V. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Hong Kong ditches local licensing exam to tackle doctor shortage ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:40:38 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Some see the legislation as a first step in replacing local doctors with those from mainland China, where there are concerns over health and safety standards. ]]></description>
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