Oxfam Reveals How Rich Nations Are Helping For-Profit Health Industry Exploit Poor Patients by Jake Johnson, staff writer for Common Dreams.

"One of the leading private hospital chains in Kenya, the Nairobi Women's Hospital (NWH), regularly imprisoned patients until their bills were paid," the report notes. "One newborn baby was reportedly held for at least three months, and a schoolboy for 11 months. Bodies of those who have died have been held for up to two years."