HEALTHDAWN
At the pharmacy, poverty reveals itself in returned boxes, unfinished treatments
The deregulation of non-essential medicine prices in Pakistan in February 2024 resolved shortages but led to unaffordable costs for many, forcing patients like Abdul Rauf and Fatima Javed to prioritize or skip treatments due to financial constraints.
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