London: Every year 2.1 million people in the low and middle-income countries die within 30 days post surgery. Researchers at the University of Birmingham say that globally the number of post-operative deaths is 4.2 million — at least 7.7 per cent of these deaths occur within 30 days of surgery while 2.97 million die each year as a result of HIV, TB or malaria. (IANS)
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