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Lebanon has removed subsidies on some drugs needed to treat chronic diseases.
It means some people are paying as much as 80 percent more.
For the majority of Lebanese who are already suffering from a dire economic crisis, these essential medicines have become a luxury.
Al Jazeera's @Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon.
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It means some people are paying as much as 80 percent more.
For the majority of Lebanese who are already suffering from a dire economic crisis, these essential medicines have become a luxury.
Al Jazeera's @Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon.
- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
#AlJazeeraEnglish #Lebanon #DrugSubsidies
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