EPISODE · Sep 8, 2024 · 32 MIN
U.S. Army Combat Surgeon Discusses Working Inside Gaza's Hospitals - Dr. Adam Hamawy Interview
from The Borgen Project Podcast · host The Borgen Project
Dr. Adam Hamawy, a retired Lt. Colonel who served in Iraq, discusses what it's like working in Gaza's hosptials. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both of her legs in Iraq when a rocket-propelled grenade struck the helicopter she was piloting has credited Dr. Adam Hamawy with saving her life. Hamawy points out in normal warfare the patients are predominantly soldiers, but in Gaza it's overwhelmingly civilians and children being shot, bombed and injured.Read the letter U.S. doctors sent to Congress.Emailing Congress in support of a ceasefire in Gaza.Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.borgenproject.orgOfficial podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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Dr. Adam Hamawy, a retired Lt. Colonel who served in Iraq, discusses what it's like working in Gaza's hosptials. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both of her legs in Iraq when a rocket-propelled grenade struck the helicopter she was piloting has credited Dr. Adam Hamawy with saving her life. Hamawy points out in normal warfare the patients are predominantly soldiers, but in Gaza it's overwhelmingly civilians and children being shot, bombed and injured.Read the letter U.S. doctors sent to Congress.Emailing Congress in support of a ceasefire in Gaza.Official podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.borgenproject.orgOfficial podcast of The Borgen Project, an international organization that fights for the world's poor. Clint Borgen and team provide an entertaining look at global issues, politics and advocacy.Learn more at borgenproject.org.
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