Sunday, September 14, 2008

Welcome news from Asia

In recent days it has emerged that tainted rice has been served in Japanese hospitals and nursing homes, while infants in China are fighting kidney stone problems after the mass circulation of toxic baby milk powder.

‘Certainly, for my part I think Irish health service consumers can be confident in comparison,’ said Prof Brendan Drumm, chief executive of the HSE, on Friday.

‘A handful of misdiagnosed cancer patients and a few stray wombs are indeed issues of concern, but there are processes in place to ensure that I don’t lose my job because of them.’

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