Sterilisation
Thai city taken over by disgruntled 'hyper monkeys'
The tourism downturn caused by Covid-19 has turned the ancient Thai city of Lopburi into a scene of raging warfare between roving gangs of thousands of monkeys. Photojournalist Mladen Antonov… Audio
Series of errors led to unsterilised equipment in Hawke’s Bay – report
Fifty-five Hawke's Bay patients who were exposed to unsterilised medical equipment will have to wait until August to be certain they haven't been infected with blood-borne viruses like hepatitis B… Audio
DHB chair shocked at sterilisation issue
Hawke's Bay DHB chair Kevin Atkinson says the DHB has let down the 55 patients who may have been exposed to inadequately sterilised equipment, when they should have been able to trust they were in a… Audio
Three children among those at risk of infection
Up to 55 people are being tested for blood borne viruses - including Hepatitis B, C and HIV - after they were potentially exposed to inadequately cleaned surgical instruments. Video, Audio
Hawke’s Bay DHB used inadequately sterilised equipment
Sterile Sciences Association president Shelagh Thomas says the revelation about inadequately sterilised surgical equipment in Hawke's Bay is "one of the worst things that can happen in a hospital."… Video, Audio