However, unlike other areas of Sudan, El Amrani says where she is stationed is relatively quiet and peaceful, as the Government army – the Sudanese Armed Forces – currently control the area. The fighting is mostly strategic and not directed at random individuals or aid workers, El Amrani says. El Amrani checks on a sick child at Bashair Teaching Hospital in Sudan. In her living quarters, El Amrani has access to cold running water and is given meals of meat with bread and rice or falafel. El Amrani, who quit her role at Hawke’s Bay Hospital, has had an abiding calling throughout her life.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 24, 2026 11:51 UTC