‘Death was not our fate’: Syrian father crosses to Cyprus to save ailing son

Abdulaziz Aldarwish decided to take drastic action after his son Yahia’s young kidneys failed. The Syrian construction worker could not afford the 1,200 euros per month needed for dialysis treatment and in any case the public healthcare system in Lebanon, where he worked, is in a state of near-collapse after years of conflict and neglect. […]