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Adelina, 47, lives in a remote and poor village in Albania. She and her family struggles to meet their basic needs, including accessing social and healthcare services.
“The last time I went for a medical check-up, I spent half the day travelling to the health centre,” she says.
Adelina suffers from a thyroid condition and high blood pressure, issues which she is sure has been made worse by lack of easily accessible health care. She worries that there are other undiagnosed health problems that will make her situation even worse.
“Imagine if one has a health emergency,” she says. “Living with this fear makes our daily lives even more difficult.”