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

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A picture of Pe Kha Lau, 71, a Karen ethnic who passed away on February 2 after being sent back home since the closure of the camp hospital, following a halt in U.S. foreign aid that led to the closure of health services inside Umpiem Mai Refugee Camp nearby on the Thai-Myanmar border, hangs at Phop Phra district, Tak Province, a Thai-Myanmar border province, February 7, 2025. REUTERS/Shakeel

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, Read More