"Providing care with almost nothing is one of the hardest things that any person can ever do. And every day we work in the impossible conditions with barely enough to keep people alive. And we run out of medicines, supplies, clean water, electricity. Even the simplest medical tools. But we learn how to improvise, to stay calm in chaos and to make something out of nothing."
"Sometimes, a single bandage, maybe a few tablets or even just holding patients' hands and talking to him [is] all we have to offer. But it means a lot for the patients and for us."
Dr. Jamal Eltaeb, an orthopedic surgeon and director of Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, received the $1 million Aurora Prize for saving lives under extreme danger. Sudan's 2023 civil war between a paramilitary group and government forces has produced over 150,000 deaths and displaced more than 12 million people. Al Nao Hospital remains one of the few functioning facilities near Khartoum, operating with severe shortages of medicines, supplies, clean water, electricity and basic medical tools. Eltaeb and his team improvise care, provide essential comfort, and remain committed to serving patients despite impossible conditions.
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