One-third of the dialysis patients at the country’s National Kidney Center came for treatment after working abroad, often at jobs with grueling hours and few water or bathroom breaks in stifling heat.
Five of Eneles Zhou’s children have sickle cell disease. Her daily routine is a fight against pain, infection and a broken health care system
Sure, the pills may be expired — or fake. But customers flock to the illicit market anyway, saying they have no other choice.
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Photo by Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe
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