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Afghanistan shortages: Children on waiting lists for heart surgery

Al Jazeera, 04 Mar 2023
Afghanistan is facing a severe shortage of specialist doctors.
That's depriving children with congenital heart defects of vital healthcare.
Medical reports indicate that Afghan children are dying from heart deformities.
Thousands are on waiting lists, with many fearing the surgery they need may come too late.

Al Jazeera’s Nasser Shadid reports from the capital, Kabul.

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