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Food or medicine? The impossible choices facing Sudan's chronically…
Sudan's civil war has pushed up the cost of medicine, leaving patients with long-term illnesses weighing every dose against the next meal for their families.
On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on Weekend EditionPublished
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- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Food or medicine? The impossible choices facing Sudan’s chronically ill”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 7:51 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Sudan today, people with chronic illnesses are being forced to choose between buying food and buying their medicine, as the cost of drugs climbs during the country's civil war, Al Jazeera reports.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo these are people who already have a condition, and now the war has made the treatment cost more than the groceries.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYes. Patients who need daily medicine for long-term illnesses are the ones most exposed, and for many families the choice is a stark one.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAid groups and officials could intervene to help, but they haven't stepped in yet.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo what are the key things to monitor going forward?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhether medicine prices ease, and whether supplies actually reach the people who need them.
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