Health Care in Conflict: A Doctor's Perspective
Every year health workers are kidnapped, threatened, tortured, and killed. Dr. Dilshad Jaff has made health care in conflict the center of his work.
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Sarah Dwyer was a communications manager at IntraHealth International.
Every year health workers are kidnapped, threatened, tortured, and killed. Dr. Dilshad Jaff has made health care in conflict the center of his work.
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