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Burmese refugee dies after discharge from shut US-funded clinic, says family

Writer: Saw Kyaw OoSaw Kyaw Oo

  • Trump's aid freeze closes US-funded refugee hospitals

  • Patient, 71, died after breathing problems at home

  • Thai officials, refugees struggle to replace health services


Feb 7 (Reuters) - A Burmese refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a U.S.-funded hospital on the Myanmar-Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid, her family said.


Pe Kha Lau, 71, died on Sunday after becoming short of breath four days after she was sent home from a healthcare facility funded by the U.S. through the International Rescue Committee.

 
 
 

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