Roma head for Sweden to escape extreme poverty, alleged discrimination in Hungary
12 Dec 2006 16:34:46 GMT
Source: UNHCR
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People wait to register at the Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Warsaw February 8, 2007. Up to 30 hospitals are in danger of closure, the spokesman for the Polish Health ministry said earlier this week. The healthcare sector in ex-communist Poland has an estimated 6 billion zlotys ($2 billion) in debt and up to 30 hospitals are in danger of closure, the spokesman for the Polish Health ministry said earlier this week. " We have to start with the basic fact that Poland has $300-$600 allotted per capita per year, for health care services. Even in Slovakia and Hungary it is around $1000, twice as high", said chief in Medical Oncology and head of Chemotherapy department Piotr Siedlecki during an interview with Reuters on Thursday.
