00:00And also in Ecuador, kidney patients and their families demanded medications and treatments in defense of their right to health.
00:07The demands were made outside the Carondelet Palace, the seat of government and the president's official residence,
00:13while protesters denounced thousands of deaths due to a lack of medical care.
00:18Although the executive branch tried to drown out their voices with blurry music,
00:23the protesters pointed out that some medicines cost up to 20 times their monthly income.
00:28This situation exacerbates a health crisis that, according to experts, is the worst the country has faced in recent decades
00:36and could worsen with the closure of more medical facilities.
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