How NPR covered the missionary who ran a center for malnourished kids where 105 died

HBO is launching a documentary on Renee Bach, an American missionary who ran a clinic for malnourished children in Uganda, where 105 children reportedly died.

Backstory: In 2019, NPR reported on Bach who had set up a charity in Uganda to treat malnourished children titled “Serving His Children”.
* Bach had volunteered at a missionary-run orphanage in Uganda for 9 months and then set up the charity at age 19.
* According to the NPR report, her work involved providing free meals to neighborhood children and assisting the local children’s hospital with severely malnourished children.

In the headlines: The HBO documentary titled “White Savior” premiering on September 26 will explore “missionary work in Uganda, where an American is accused of causing the death of vulnerable Ugandan children by dangerously treating them despite having no legal medical training”.

Legal matters: Bach and her charity were sued by two Ugandan parents whose children died at Bach’s center.
* Under a settlement, Bach and “Serving His Children” agreed to jointly pay about $9,500 to each of the mothers, without admission of liability.

Current update: When NPR attempted to contact Bach for an update, they were referred to her lawyers, who did not respond.

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