Yaguina Nesly waits outside a hut whose walls of corrugated steel are daubed in green and white paint. ManilaBulletin
It is one of a large number of unlicensed pharmacies in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic -- outlets for cheap medication for the city's many poor.
People from wealthier economies may sneer or be shocked that illicit pharmacies openly trade like this. Around 70 percent of medical care is provided by humanitarian organisations -- 2.7 million people, or around half the population, are in need of health assistance, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs .
Patients buy medicines to Antoine Bissa, a nurse and the owner of a street pharmacy, in Bangui, on February 21, 2022.
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