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5 | ||| | Onerous debt service deprives poor nations of revenue for education, health care, and economic development. Children pay the biggest price, forgoing immunizations, schooling, and proper nutrition. Servicing international debt now exceeds spending on education in 30 African nations. In cash terms, many poor nations have repaid their initial debt many times over. International debt should be canceled for poor nations who commit the savings to basic social services. | |||||| | A Senegalese girl receives a vaccination at a World Vision Child Survival project site. |