Burke and Hare murders Burke and Hare murders The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 killings committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures. Edinburgh was a leading European centre of anatomical study in the early 19th century, in a time when the demand for cadavers led to a shortfall in legal supply. Scottish law required that corpses used for medical research should only come from those who had died in prison, suicide victims,
German Doctors for Developing Countries Doctors work on the island of Cebu on the Philippines. Over 120 medical missions were fulfilled in the slum-ambulances. There are constantly two doctors present at this medical station to help those, who are too poor for public medical care services. Moreover, the diagnostics and treatment of tuberculosis is one emphasis of the project. Each year more than 20.000 patients can be examined by German Doctors. On the island of Mindanao on the Philippines, German Doctors started operating in 1985. Since then, more than 1900 medical operations were undertaken. There are three slum-hospitals in Buda, Cagayan de Oro and Valencia