The country is facing a shortage of medical equipment and medicines, President Duma Boko says.

The country is facing a shortage of medical equipment and medicines, President Duma Boko says.

The crisis is linked to the high price of medicines, a shrinking national budget and cuts in US aid.

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The diamond-rich country faces mounting debt while losing two-thirds of its support for its from the US