Sohan Aboulsoud, a 7-year-old with cystic fibrosis, represents Libya's healthcare crisis. Her family sought treatment in Italy after failing to find help in Libya. A viral image of Sohan on a smuggler's boat sparked protests from other families demanding medical access. Political instability since Muammar Gaddafi's fall has crippled Libya's healthcare system, rendering advanced facilities scarce. The World Health Organization reported a significant portion of healthcare facilities are dysfunctional. Sohan's family has resorted to paying for private medical services in Tunisia, highlighting the urgent need for improved healthcare in Libya.
For the past seven years, Sohan's family has paid for private lab tests in neighboring Tunisia and ordered medication through private pharmacies. Without this medication, Sohan would not have been able to survive until today.
The lack of such services threatens lives, they said, as families with children suffering from cystic fibrosis demanded access to medication and diagnostic centers in Libya.
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