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Steve Russell: “Every time we have seen an abandonment or have cared to abandon places, and especially places like sub-Saharan Africa…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2018
Every time we have seen an abandonment or have cared to abandon places, and especially places like sub-Saharan Africa, where we have actually worked for decades, then we will see disease, we will see famine, we will see human suffering on a massive scale.
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Steve Russell
Oklahoma

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Russell warns against abandoning efforts in Africa, citing potential humanitarian crises.

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