At the pharmacy, poverty reveals itself in returned boxes, unfinished treatments

Abdul Rauf, a 52-year-old daily wager, clutches a crumpled prescription in his hand at a pharmacy. His doctor has prescribed him medicine for his back pain and high blood pressure. But the total cost is almost double what he paid last year. With a sigh, he picks only two of the four prescribed items. “What is the point of medicines being available if I cannot afford them?” he mutters. They say the shortage is over, but for people like him, the suffering continues. He’s among many others who a...

By none@none.com (Marium Kiani)