Chirac pledges health reform after deadly heat wave
President Jacques Chirac vowed to fix failures in France's health system after a August heat wave killed about 10 000 people. He ordered a crisis study and promised reform by October to better care for the elderly amid reports of isolation and underfunded hospitals and retirement homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jacques Chirac
France
Chirac
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Iraq
Washington
Baghdad
U.N
United Nations
Saddam Hussein
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Al-Arabiya
John Abizaid
U.S. Central Command
al-Qaida
United States
Colin Powell
Kofi Annan
Al-Majid
Saddam
Chemical Ali
Richard Myers
Ali Hassan al-Majid Saddam Cousin
Okg
Orig
Orson
Yd & Yorke
Dillard’s
Eoak
Misses & Petites
Nike & Reebok
Tony
Liz Claiborne
Easy Spirit
Summer Knits
Coral Ridge
Dillard's
Dillard's Charge
Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover