It will now be up to the NHS board, which will take charge of the day-to-day running of the health service from April, to make sure what is set out is achieved.

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According to the World Health Organization, about 800 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.

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That year she was suspended from Stormont for a day after refusing to withdraw comments she made about Health Minister Michael McGimpsey misleading the Assembly over a draft budget.

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In the most recent case, the infant developed a fever seven days after circumcision and vesicular lesions the following day, according to a press release from the city health department.

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Many states, such as Texas and Oklahoma, use the tax revenues from oil and gas to fund state education projects, health care obligations and rainy-day funds.

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For example, one day we might be able to design apps that allow people to probe their own cognitive abilities (processing speed, memory, decision-making, etc.) at any time during the day and track these abilities over the years, transmitting the results from their smartphones to a health care provider if desired.

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This covers everything from the people who work in the cafeterias and day-care centres on military bases to accountants and the managers of health-care plans for employees.

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During a day in the hospital, it is frequent that a patient is transferred from another health care facility to my care.

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