Hasifa Mwamini with Miracle at their home in Kampala, Uganda.
Photographer: Esther Ruth Mbabazi/BloombergThe Big Take
Patients Detained, Denied Care at Hospitals Funded by World Bank
Billions of taxpayer dollars invested in for-profit facilities from Africa to Asia were supposed to improve access to healthcare. But stories of abuses have piled up.
Miracle was struggling to breathe.
The 1-year-old was with her pregnant mother at a maternity clinic when the convulsing started. A midwife tried giving her oxygen, but Miracle clearly needed emergency treatment. So they rushed her to the nearest hospital, a five-minute drive away.