“Of course we could complain, but then they wouldn’t treat us,” one said, as she caressed the hairless head of her little boy. “You need to pay to get into a regional hospital, pay to get to the institute, pay to get an operation. If you complain, they’ll send you back, they can say there’s nothing they can do for you. Do you have children? Yes? Well, there you are, you wouldn’t risk them, would you?”

