And this is happening to the country that has been in the poverty for many years. Here is one report from 1990, the year where soviet medicine was not yet destroyed. IN SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA, DEATH STALKS THE CHILDREN
I was monitoring Nijazov's regime for years and this is one of the wickedest regimes to date. In the 21st century one man who exterminates a nation (btw he calls himself Turkmenbashi - that means Father to all Turkmens.), kills opposition and spends millions of $ to build golden statues and marble palaces in his honour.
He also ordered to close all rural libraries motivating it: "Nobody reads books anyway." This is ofcource nothing as compared to hospitals but still.
"Endure. In enduring, grow strong."
-Githzerai adage.
