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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sam Mednick and Fay Abuelgasim

Hero surgeon lifts lid on battle to save lives in Sudan war hospital

Dr. Jamal Eltaeb operates on a patient - (AP)

For three years, Dr Jamal Eltaeb faced an unimaginable dilemma: who among the wounded would live, and who might die? Should he operate without essential medicines if it offered a glimmer of hope? How would he even secure the fuel to keep the hospital’s lights on?

As Sudan’s brutal conflict raged around him, only one decision remained clear: he would keep working.

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