Cash for a rich teddy bear

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Cash for a rich teddy bear

Aug 13, 2008
From wire reports

BIG SMILE: Sick children have plenty of rich benefactors willing to help them.

TALLINN - The Tallinn Children’s Hospital Foundation and Tartu University, which receive support from both donations and the National Health Service, have turned profits of millions of kroons, reports Eesti Ekspress. Officials insist they deserve the copious donations and are using them responsibly. “Why is there a need for help from fellow citizens when there’s state medical insurance?” asks the foundation’s homepage rhetorically. Its answer: “The main treatment expenses are covered by the ho ...

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