US aid freeze forces health clinics in a vulnerable region of Syria to close

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Humanitarian aid programmes worldwide are reeling from Donald Trump’s USAID funding freeze. Many NGOs that provide healthcare and emergency assistance received the bulk of their funding from the US foreign aid agency. They haven’t been able to make up the sudden shortfall – meaning they’ve had no choice but to shut their doors. Siobhan Silk looks at how the closure of just one clinic in northern Syria is affecting tens of thousands of people in need.