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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rodney Muhumuza and Omar Faruk

A visit to Somalia's crumbling hospitals shows the toll of aid cuts and war

Somalia Struggling Hospitals - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

To save the life of his badly malnourished 3-year-old son, farmer Yusuf Bulle had to travel from a remote area of southern Somalia to the capital, Mogadishu, where a rare health unit presented the only hope.

After 15 days at Banadir Hospital, the child was deemed out of danger.

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