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Pakistan: 70 dead after taking heart medication
The deaths began to register after the Institute of Cardiology, a province distribute medicines for patients.
25/01/2012 9:41 | Agencia EFE0
At least 70 patients have died in recent weeks after taking heart medication in Pakistan, officials said.
The deaths began to register after the Institute of Cardiology of the eastern province of Punjab (PIC acronym in English) distributed 46 000 medicines for cardiac patients have enrolled.
Health Department sources cited by the Punjab Dawn TV channel and newspaper The News amounted to about 70 dead so far, although other means victims rise to 80.
The press points to the low quality of drugs to explain the episode but authorities have not yet an official release on the situation of patients.
According to the provincial health department, other 178 patients were admitted after taking the drug but were discharged after receiving treatment in hospitals.
The precarious health system is overwhelmed Pakistan to serve a population of 180 million people.
Industry sources of development assistance consulted believe that the decentralization of responsibilities for Health (from the central government to provinces) has not improved the situation.