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"The fairy tale is over" was one of the messages from the business chambers and health unions for the AKP's health policies in a protest on Sunday. They demanded to cancel the Health Transformation Program.

According to Dr. Osman Öztürk, member of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), the Social Security Institution (SGK) violates basic human rights by introducing medical charges for pregnant women. "In any socialist or capitalist country check-ups and giving birth are free of charge", Öztürk claimed.

Authorities declare precautions against the flu, which left more than a hundred dead in Mexico. Pamphlets will be distributed at airports.

Doctors from a private hospital in Bursa traveled to the province of Tunceli for the Day of Medicine on 14 March. They examined patients in the districts and also gained a new perspective on Tunceli.