Doctors and nurses in the Red Sea city say they have not been paid for four months, as the Sudanese government's budget has been decimated by fighting between the army and the paramilitary RSF.

By 2031, the NHS aims to double medical school training places to 15,000, increase by 50% the number of doctor training places and nearly double the number of adult nurse training places.

The problem is a lack of doctors, a shortage that is reaching crucial levels as India becomes the world's most populous nation.

At some hospitals, bedridden elderly and children were seen left for hours in carparks, waiting in the cold and rain, in scenes that shocked residents and many in the global medical community.

Defying a strike ban, thousands decked in scrubs and surgical masks marched on the state parliament over what they say are intolerable conditions.

The doctor was on a condolence visit to the suspect's home with a nurse and caregiver to pay respects to his deceased family member, NHK and other Japanese media say.

The Covid-19 pandemic and its highly contagious Omicron variant have made a challenging staffing situation in Canada's hospitals worse.

The country, whose hospitals bore the brunt of a record second surge in infections and deaths in April and May due to the Delta variant, has seen new cases plateauing around 10,000 in the past few weeks.

Russia is struggling with widespread opposition to vaccination even though it has developed several homegrown jabs including Sputnik V.

Some see the legislation as a first step in replacing local doctors with those from mainland China, where there are concerns over health and safety standards.

The medical team believes that the device was smuggled into the prison where he was serving his sentence to be used illegally to contact the outside world.

There are reports of patients being unable to access ICUs and isolation rooms due to high demand – a shortage underscored by an East Java city's move to outfit a train carriage to accommodate the sick.