By — Anna Conkling Anna Conkling Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/refugee-influx-and-foreign-aid-cuts-strain-south-sudans-health-care-system Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio There are few places where the consequences of the Trump administration's cuts to global aid programs are more apparent than South Sudan. With a raging civil war in Sudan to its north, South Sudan is contending not just with its own underserved people, but with more than a million Sudanese refugees. Special correspondent Anna Conkling of Noosphere, a new journalism app, reports. Listen to this Segment By — Anna Conkling Anna Conkling
Refugee influx and foreign aid cuts strain South Sudan's health care system
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South Sudan's medical network is struggling to cope with compounding external and internal pressures. More than one million Sudanese refugees have crossed the border to escape the ongoing civil war in Sudan. This massive displacement arrives as the nation faces reduced financial support caused by cuts to global aid programs by the Trump administration. Consequently, South Sudan faces intensified hurdles in delivering necessary treatment to incoming refugees while trying to serve its own vulnerable citizens.
Key points
- Regional violence in neighboring Sudan is driving immense humanitarian displacement into…: Regional violence in neighboring Sudan is driving immense humanitarian displacement into South Sudan.
- Decreases in international assistance from the United States have severely constrained av…: Decreases in international assistance from the United States have severely constrained available resources.
- South Sudan's already vulnerable domestic population faces worsening shortages as medical…: South Sudan's already vulnerable domestic population faces worsening shortages as medical infrastructure is overwhelmed.