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Sudanese patients struggle to afford medicines during wartime
70,000SDG
The cost of an insulin pen for Hasanat al-Rashid is 70000 SDG.
The feature documents Sudanese patients with diabetes, hypertension and heart conditions struggling to obtain and pay for medicines during the war. It describes displacement, rising prices, damaged pharmaceutical infrastructure and reduced factory operations.
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Diabetes sufferers in Sudan are forced to choose between medicine and essentials such as food.
“something that forces diabetes sufferers in Sudan to choose between medicine and other essentials, such as food”
- 70,000SDG
The cost of an insulin pen for Hasanat al-Rashid is 70000 SDG.
“the cost at 70,000 Sudanese pounds ($8)”
- 17,000SDG
The cost of an insulin vial for Hasanat al-Rashid is 17000 SDG.
“This is cheaper at 17,000 Sudanese pounds ($1.80)”