Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah will fly to the United States on Monday for treatment of a herniated spinal disc and a blood clot that is causing him back pain, the country’s health minister said Sunday.

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Saudi king to get clot treated in U.S.

Prisoners in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province are to be offered circumcision to fight the spread of HIV in jail, the region’s health minister says.

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SA prisoners to be circumcised

Health Minister Michael McGimpsey warns that his department could have a £1.4bn black hole in its budget due to spending cuts.

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£1.4bn health black hole warning

The process of extracting 33 miners from a Chilean mine, where they have been trapped for more than two months, is going better than expected, the nation’s health minister told reporters Wednesday.

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Rescue first step in long recovery

New regulations to protect children from the dangers of sun beds are being unveiled by Health Minister Edwina Hart.

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Tighter controls on sun bed use

The first minister defends his health minister over claims she knowingly misled the Welsh assembly by suppressing a critical report into the NHS.

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Hart ‘did not mislead assembly’

Health Minister Michael McGimpsey apologised to the house for a misleading statement he made concerning the McDermott brothers child abuse case.

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Health Minister: I apologise

Health Minister Michael McGimpsey is urged to resign if he cannot handle the job’s pressure, at a Stormont hearing on the Donagh sex abuse case.

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Resign ‘arrogant’ minister told

South Africa’s health minister tells striking public sector workers that those who interrupt vital medical care are guilty of murder.

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SA strike ‘murder tactic’ warning