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Medical care now a preserve for the rich
Phillip Chidavaenzi and Phyllis Mbanje ·
AN elderly man ambles into a pharmacy in the capital city, Harare, lamely holding a prescription for drugs, which he presents to a pharmacist.
He is told the cost of the medication — a cool US$10 or, alternatively, $245 — and slowly shakes his head.
“What if I buy for just one week?”
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