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Eight cholera patients die in South Sudan after US cut aid
The UK-based charity, Save the Children, said on Wednesday that at least eight people infected by cholera in South Sudan, including five children died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment after US aid cuts forced local health services to close. The deaths last month are reportedly among the first to be directly attributed
Eight cholera patients die in South Sudan after US cut aid
The UK-based charity, Save the Children, said on Wednesday that at least eight people infected by cholera in South Sudan, including five children died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment after US aid cuts forced local health services to close.
The deaths last month are reportedly among the first to be directly attributed to cuts imposed by US President Donald Trump after entering office on January 20.
Recall that the US administration said it froze aid to review whether grants were aligned with Trump’s “America First” agenda.
Meanwhile, experts have warned that the cuts, including the cancellation of more than 90% of USAID’s contracts, could cost millions of lives in the coming years due to malnutrition, AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases.
As of the time of filing this report, the US State Department has not made any comment on the development.
The organisation said in a statement that Save the Children supported 27 health facilities in eastern South Sudan’s Jonglei State until earlier this year when the US cuts forced seven to shut completely and 20 to partially close.
It added that US funded transport services to take people to hospital in the main local town have also ceased for lack of funds, which obliged the eight individuals to walk in nearly 40°C (104°F) heat to seek treatment at the nearest health facility.
Save the Children’s country director in South Sudan, Christopher Nyamandi, said three of the children were under the age of 5.
“There should be global moral outrage that the decisions made by powerful people in other countries have led to child deaths in just a matter of weeks,” Nyamandi said.
Eight cholera patients die in South Sudan after US cut aid
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Overhead water tank kills woman in Lagos apartment
A 30-year-old Nigerian woman, Cynthia Oguzie, was reportedly killed after an overhead water tank crashed on her when the ceiling of her room caved in. A short video seen by PUNCH Metro showed the victim lying on her bed motionless though a woman could be heard saying the victim was still alive at the time.
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A 30-year-old Nigerian woman, Cynthia Oguzie, was reportedly killed after an overhead water tank crashed on her when the ceiling of her room caved in. A short video seen by PUNCH Metro showed the victim lying on her bed motionless though a woman could be heard saying the victim was still alive at the time.
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Overhead water tank kills woman in Lagos apartment
A 30-year-old Nigerian woman, Cynthia Oguzie, was reportedly killed after an overhead water tank crashed on her when the ceiling of her room caved in. A short video seen by PUNCH Metro showed the victim lying on her bed motionless though a woman could be heard saying the victim was still alive at the time.
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A 30-year-old Nigerian woman, Cynthia Oguzie, was reportedly killed after an overhead water tank crashed on her when the ceiling of her room caved in. A short video seen by PUNCH Metro showed the victim lying on her bed motionless though a woman could be heard saying the victim was still alive at the time.
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VIDEO: Female driver seeks justice after alleged brutal assault by Lagos urchin
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Court slams Abuja school N100m damages over student’s death
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Tuesday awarded the sum of N100m in general damages against Louisville Girls Secondary School, Gwagwalada, for negligence of duty of care which led to the death of a student. Mr Ifeanyi Ikpeatusim had sued the school for negligence that resulted in the death of his 9-year-old
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A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Tuesday awarded the sum of N100m in general damages against Louisville Girls Secondary School, Gwagwalada, for negligence of duty of care which led to the death of a student. Mr Ifeanyi Ikpeatusim had sued the school for negligence that resulted in the death of his 9-year-old
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Hoopers have a special place in my heart – Eke
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Abiodun demands accountability from Ogun workers
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Adams out for rest of season
Sevilla striker Akor Adams will miss the rest of the 2024/25 campaign after suffering a serious thigh injury during the recent 2-1 defeat to Atlético Madrid on Sunday, the club have confirmed. The 25-year-old Nigerian forward, who joined from Montpellier in January for €5.5m, has been sidelined with a rectus femoris muscle injury in his
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Ondo poly workers begin strike over unpaid salaries
Workers at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, in Ondo State on Tuesday embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-payment of salaries by the Ondo State Government. The striking workers, who are members of the Non-Academic Staff Union and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, staged a peaceful protest on the institution’s campus to
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Workers at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, in Ondo State on Tuesday embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-payment of salaries by the Ondo State Government. The striking workers, who are members of the Non-Academic Staff Union and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, staged a peaceful protest on the institution’s campus to
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Zulum says: Military failing to repel insurgents, DHQ fires back
The Federal Government and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Tuesday differed over the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in the state. While the governor claimed the state was losing ground to the terrorists, citing the recent attacks on military formations, killings and abductions of residents, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed
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The Federal Government and Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Tuesday differed over the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks in the state. While the governor claimed the state was losing ground to the terrorists, citing the recent attacks on military formations, killings and abductions of residents, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed
