How a surgeon kept a Sudan hospital functioning on the war’s front line
Dr. Jamal Eltaeb has been working tirelessly to keep Al Nao hospital operational amidst the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Despite the challenges of limited supplies and repeated bombings, he has chosen to remain at the hospital to care for patients. His efforts have garnered international recognition, including the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity.
- ▪Dr. Jamal Eltaeb has led Al Nao hospital in Omdurman during the war in Sudan.
- ▪Nearly 40% of Sudan's hospitals are no longer functioning due to the conflict.
- ▪Dr. Eltaeb received the $1 million Aurora Prize for his humanitarian efforts.
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For three years, Dr. Jamal Eltaeb made excruciating choices. Who should live and potentially die? Should he operate without the right medicines if it might save someone’s life? How would he find fuel to keep the hospital’s lights on?As the war in Sudan raged around him, only one decision was easy: Keep working.The orthopaedic surgeon was leading Al Nao hospital in Omdurman, just outside the capital, Khartoum, as control of the urban area shifted between Sudan’s army and paramilitary fighters. As the front line moved closer and the hospital overflowed with patients, some colleagues lost their nerve and left.The soft-spoken Dr. Eltaeb was a rare surgeon who remained. Even as the hospital was bombed more than once.
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