“It may not be a failure of a particular doctor or nurse, but rather a failure
of the healthcare system as a whole to provide hospitals with the essential
equipment required to prevent transmission of HIV infection,” UNICEF said in
a statement.
“Placing all the responsibility on individual health care workers can only add
to the ongoing tragedy and would further erode the trust between the
patients and the health care system.”
Kyrgyzstan is one of the poorest countries in Central Asia. In its latest
data, the World Bank estimated that Kyrgyzstan spent $57 per person in 2009
on healthcare. Neighbouring Kazakhstan spent six times more per person and
Britain spent an estimated $3,285 per person.
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