Carmen Parra, a doctor who was forced to flee Venezuela for the safety of Peru, worked as a waitress, saleswoman, and a receptionist. Finally able to practice medicine again, she serves on the front lines of the coronavirus response. © UNHCR/Carmen Parra
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