In the aftermath of Argentina’s 2001 economic crisis, poverty deepened nationwide. Argentines saw their income cut in half, while unemployment soared to 25 percent. The economic crisis quickly evolved into an acute health crisis. While wealthier families could afford private insurance or received coverage from their employers, the poor and unemployed streamed toward the already struggling public system. Half the population and 65 percent of children were left without health insurance and millions of families struggled to put food on the table. Improvements in maternal and child health slowed, and then ultimately reversed. Images of stunted, malnourished Argentine children splashed across international news media.