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The counter above shows the total amount of debt repaid by 68 of the world’s poorest countries to rich countries and banks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. No country should be forced to choose between paying back debts or providing health care in this time of crisis.

© Emmanuel Museruka/Oxfam

Uganda has just 55 intensive care unit (ICU) beds for a population of 42 million people. The country is spending $19 million on debt payments every month; that’s enough to pay for 270 more ICU beds.