Eaman al-Gobory
Eaman al-Gobory (Arabic: إيمان الجبوري) is the National Medical Officer for the International Organization of Migration, an international aid organization in Iraq.[1]
She graduated from medical school in Baghdad, Iraq, but did not want to join the Baath Party of Saddam Hussein, and so left Iraq to work in Yemen.[2] In 2003 she returned to Iraq after the Iraq War of 2003 began, and worked in an emergency room.[2] Later in 2003 she began working for the International Organization of Migration, which arranges for people to receive medical treatment in hospitals located in 19 countries.[3][2] Eaman focuses on treating Iraqi children, searching for those who need specialized care and arranging for them to receive it, as well as working to improve medical care in Iraq.[4][5]
She received a 2008 International Women of Courage Award.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c "Nation & World - Iraqi doctor helps medevac the badly wounded, but the list keeps growing - Seattle Times Newspaper".
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- ^ "Secretary of State Confers the International Women of Courage Awards". 2001-2009.state.gov. 10 March 2008.
- ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". transcripts.cnn.com.