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Added on the 26/08/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Mexico City, Jul 24 (EFE).- Thousands of Mexican patients, survivors and families of those with cancer marched on Saturday against the persistent shortage of medicines despite the government's claims that it has resolved the problem.Protesters from all over the country marched from the Angel of Independence on Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City's main avenue, to the Alameda Central park, under the slogan "Chemo, yes."(CAmera: AMERICA NERI)SHOT LIST: MARCH TO PROTEST THE LACK OF MEDICINES IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. SOUND BITES: MARCELA MARTINEZ (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS: I don't think there is a more just cause at this time than to defend the right for people with cancer and many other diseases to have their full medications on time. This is the most humane fight that Mexicans can have.
Asunción, Jun 22 (EFE) .- Dozens of cancer patients who gathered before the Paraguayan Ministry of Health to demand the medications they are not receiving due to a poorly organized administration. (CAMERA: Nathalia Aguilar)
More than two dozen Palestinian cancer patients, who have crossed from Gaza into Egypt, arrive in Turkey for treatment in the early hours of Thursday. Two planes carrying the patients, many of them children, landed at Ankara airport shortly after 00:30 am local time (2130 GMT). IMAGES
Protesters run for cover from tear gas as clashes break out following a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza near the US Embassy in Beirut. IMAGES
Relatives of Beirut port blast victims march towards the blast site, to mark two years since the massive dockside explosion ripped through the Lebanese capital. IMAGES