Access to Life

Nineteen-year-old Litho was so ill when she first appeared before doctors, she was unable to stand on her own power.
Larry Towell / Magnum

Patient: Litho Nyanda
South Africa
Nineteen-year-old Litho was so ill when she first appeared before doctors, she was unable to stand on her own power.

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