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Patients queue outside a pharmacy in Tunis. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Patients queue outside a pharmacy in Tunis. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Critical medicine shortages threaten thousands of patients in Tunisia
Country's struggling economy and unpaid debt have led to a crisis, with essential medicines out of stock for vulnerable patients