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8 People Died in South Sudan While Forced to Walk 3 Hours for Care After U.S. Aid Cuts

HeadlineApr 10, 2025

The nonprofit Save the Children says eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died last month as they were forced to walk for three hours to seek medical care for cholera after U.S. aid cuts shuttered local health services. South Sudan is grappling with a worsening political crisis, which has stoked fears of a renewed civil war.

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