Mato Grosso: In One Week, Six Indians Killed In MT Due To Lack Of Medical Care

Mato Grosso: In One Week, Six Indians Killed In MT Due To Lack Of Medical Care   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   Six Xavante Indians died in the first week of 2011 in Campinápolis (MT), a town 710 km from Cuiaba, for lack of medical care. The complaint was made by the newspaper O Estado de S. Paul, on January 11.   Four children died of diarrhea, pneumonia, and one Indian adult died from complications of childbirth. In addition, one adult and two children were taken to hospital in...

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