I spent uni savings on getting my teeth fixed -the real cost of NHS dentist shortage.
14m people pushed into private sector.
Initial consultation fee up 23% in 2 yrs, tooth extraction fee up 32%.
Private equity profiteering. Profit margins, 20%-30%.
People avoid dentists, pull their own teeth.
Paltrow went viral this week for her commercial for 51 Park – a building just miles from where Palestinians are being killed and displaced
People tell BBC Your Voice the rising cost of private dentistry is putting them in a difficult position.
“Time is running out.”
In Germany, the far-right AfD’s growing popularity is putting Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a historically weak position.
But in his telling, it’s not just his job that’s on the line — it’s the future of the German republic, too.
A U.S. judge indefinitely blocked a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund supported by President Donald Trump on Friday, giving the administration one week to provide a sworn statement that the fund will not go forward.
The AfD’s growing popularity is putting the chancellor in a historically weak position even as he pursues sweeping reforms.
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The bill also bars the use of funds for actions recognizing Russia's sovereignty over Ukrainian territory and mandates the provision of intelligence to Ukraine in support of its military operations.
In 2015, Isaac Mohale was approved to receive a government house in Olievenhoutbosch Extension 60, between Centurion and Midrand. But today he still lives in a shack.
Read groundup.org.za/article/tshw... by Warren Mabona
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537 people were approved for houses but only 447 were built
Ayoub Junaid, seven, given new pair but needs surgery as Gaza’s children remain unable to access treatment
A video of a seven-year-old Palestinian boy in Gaza who suffers from a severe visual impairment crying over his shattered glasses has drawn widespread attention across social and international media.
The footage of Ayoub Junaid has shone a light on the plight of the many visually impaired children in Gaza who, because of Israel’s blockade and the devastation caused by the war, have been unable to access eye examinations, corrective lenses or specialist ophthalmic surgery. Continue reading...
