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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Evelyne Musambi

8 people die from cholera in South Sudan as funding cuts force longer walks to clinics

Five children were among eight people who died from cholera in South Sudan after aid cuts are forcing patients to walk for hours to the nearest clinics, an aid organization said Wednesday.

The Save the Children charity organization said the deaths were recorded in the flood-prone eastern Jonglei state where it had closed seven health centers. Some 20 others are partially run by volunteers but cannot transport patients as they did prior to the cuts.

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