‘I want to do my part’: Argentinian doctors come to the aid of Italy’s hospital crisis

For many, moving to Sicily to tackle its healthcare emergency completes a migratory circle that has been generations in the making

When the picturesque hilltop town of Mussomeli, in the rugged heart of Sicily, started offering abandoned homes for €1 in an attempt to breathe new life into a community grappling with a dwindling population, Erica Moscatello felt an immediate pull to the project.

Moscatello, an Argentinian woman and a distant relative of the guerrilla leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara, made the daring choice early in 2021 to uproot her life from Tuscany and relocate with her family to the town of 10,000 people.