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African Patients Twice As Likely to Die After Surgery - Report

African hospitals suffer a higher post-operative death rate than the global average despite patients being younger with a lower risk profile and experiencing lower occurrences of complications.

Doctors in theatre at Nsambya hospital recently.

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