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South Sudan amputees: Lack of healthcare spurs infections

South Sudan amputees: Lack of healthcare spurs infections

In South Sudan, injuries that are relatively simple to treat by doctors in other countries often result in amputation.

Three years of civil war have devastated the healthcare system and many resort to traditional healing methods.

By the time the injured decide to travel to a hospital, it can often be too late to save their limbs.

Al Jazeera's Hiba Morgan reports from Agok, South Sudan.

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