When You Can’t Afford to Be Sick: From hakims and shrines to the… — AAN

What happens when the medical treatment you need costs more money than you have? For many Afghans, illness comes with an impossible calculation. Paying for healthcare places a heavy burden on households, with patients and their families usually forced to cover costs out of their own pockets. For those faced with medical bills they cannot […] The post When You Can’t Afford to Be Sick: From hakims and shrines to the operating table appeared first on Afghanistan Analysts Network – English.