Remembering the first doctors worldwide who offered their lives fighting Ebola virus epidemic.
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Dr Abdeen Khairy: The first doctor, worldwide, who gave his life fighting Ebola epidemic in 1976.
• Born in 1948 in Koka Al Mahas near Delgo in Nothern Province, Sudan (Figure 1A). • Elementary and Intermediate schooling in Northern Province. • Secondary school: Port Sudan Secondary School (Figure 1B). • Medical education: Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum [1]. • Internship (House Officer): Khartoum Teaching Hospital. • Medical Officer: Omdurman Teaching Hospital. • Medical Office...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Sudanese journal of paediatrics
دوره 14 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014