Health workers go on trial in Turkey accused of private care scheme linked to 10 infant deaths
- Forty-Seven people, including doctors and nurses, are on trial for causing the deaths of 10 infants as part of a scheme to defraud Turkey’s social security system.
- Defendants allegedly transferred infants to private hospitals for unnecessary treatments, falsifying reports to secure payments from the social security institution.
- The case has led to public outrage, resulting in the closure of nine implicated hospitals and the main defendant facing up to 583 years in prison.
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Dozens of health workers on trial in Turkey accused of causing infant deaths
47 people in Turkey, including healthcare professionals, have gone on trial for their alleged involvement in a private healthcare scheme resulting in infant deaths. It's one the largest healthcare scandals the country has seen in recent years.
Health workers go on trial in Turkey accused of private care scheme linked to 10 infant deaths
Doctors, nurses and an ambulance driver are among health care workers on trial accused of causing at least 10 infant deaths linked to a scheme to defraud Turkey's social security system.
Trial of health workers in Turkey over infant deaths triggers protests
In Turkey, 47 individuals, including doctors and nurses, are facing trial after being accused of administering improper treatments to newborns at private hospitals in an attempt to fraudulently claim social security payments. This case has triggered widespread protests, with demonstrators demanding justice. One of the protestors, Hacire Akinci, a mother who lost her child, shared her heartbreaking experience: “When we went to the hospital, they …
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