Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – or Doctors Without Borders – in Egypt held one of their most memorable events in Cairo last week, where three doctors gathered to narrate their stories in afflicted areas. Hagar Mohamed, Ehab Omar and Gihan Mostafa assembled to talk about their stories among tens of attendees anticipating to know more about how it is like to be a doctor without borders. MSF is an international and independent association that is made up of doctors and health sector workers and it is open to all other professionals who might help in achieving its aims. From Upper Egypt to South Sudan: Hagar Mohamed Hagar Mohamed graduated from the faculty of medicine in 2010. She was appointed to work in a small unit in her village. “I chose to be a doctor of endemic diseases. My father was suffering from Virus C and I wanted to help him; however, he died two years later,” said Hagar. Following her father’s death, Hagar decided to reassess her life in determination towards what she wants in life. “I felt I could do more,” said Hagar after an advertisement on MSF grabbed her…
Egyptian Doctors Discover Another Side of Medicine With ‘Doctors Without Borders’
February 26, 2018
