Kyrgyzstan struggles with deadly shortages of medicine

"Women are dying because of a lack of medicine," Ibrayeva, who is in her 50s, told AFP. In remission from breast cancer, Ibrayeva needs a hormone treatment called exemestane after having a mastectomy and her reproductive organs were removed. She said she "often" faces difficulties. "I order it from Turkey or Moscow, where my daughter lives," she said. "There are many medicines that are simply unavailable here. The patient has to look themselves and buy them." 'Meagre' supply of medicine Shortages...