Funding cuts in South Sudan: The human cost of disinvestment -MSF
Donor funding cuts and the withdrawal of humanitarian organisations are leaving thousands of people across South Sudan without access to essential healthcare, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The organisation warns that the closure of health facilities, shortages of medicines and the withdrawal of medical support are forcing patients to travel long distances to reach hospitals, often arriving with conditions that could have been diagnosed and treated much earlier. MSF medical teams are increasingly receiving women and children in critical condition at hospitals in Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, and Akobo, Jonglei State. While the two locations face different challenges, the consequences for patients are increasingly similar: preventable illnesses and medical complicatio…
