Dr. Jamal Eltaeb 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
Published - April 28, 2026 11:34 am IST - OMDURMAN, SUDAN
Dr. Jamal Eltaeb checks a patient at Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, on April 18, 2026.
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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.
Published - April 28, 2026 11:34 am IST
