I've seen it with my own eyes. The infant mortality rate has doubled due to the tightening of the blockade. 14,000 kids are waiting for surgeries, 100,000 adults when the power goes out. which it does quite often due to our oil ban. Surgeons finish surgeries with the light from their cell phones because of our blockade. (02:10–02:17)
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Asserts that power outages, exacerbated by the blockade, delay surgeries for thousands.
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