The French healthcare system is often held up as an example for its quality of treatment and universality of coverage. But disparities exist across the country, with a severe shortage of #doctors in certain areas seriously limiting access to care, a phenomenon the French call "#medicaldeserts". Although the government has decided to increase the number of students accepted to medical school, this measure will take almost a decade to bear fruit. #FRANCE 24's reporters Pauline Godart and Claire Paccalin went to find out what it's like to live and work in a "medical desert".


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