


ECUADOR

Maria Sambueza shows her arm, which she said was affected by years of dialysis treatments, during a protest Friday outside the presidential palace in Quito, Ecuador, by people with kidney ills, who called on the government to pay overdue debts to clinics so they can continue to get free dialysis. The sign at left reads in Spanish, “They die waiting! The lack of payment isn’t a delay, it’s a death sentence.” Dolores Ochoa — ap
Maria Sambueza shows her arm, which she said was affected by years of dialysis treatments, during a protest Friday outside the presidential palace in Quito, Ecuador, by people with kidney ills, who called on the government to pay overdue debts to clinics so they can continue to get free dialysis. The sign at left reads in Spanish, “They die waiting! The lack of payment isn’t a delay, it’s a death sentence.” Dolores Ochoa — ap