Hero surgeon lifts lid on battle to save lives in Sudan war hospital

NewsWorldAfricaHero surgeon lifts lid on battle to save lives in Sudan war hospitalA surgeon has spoken about his experience of keeping a hospital running during the Sudan warSam Mednick & Fay AbuelgasimMonday 27 April 2026 08:47 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2965391To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/sudan-war-hospital-khartoum-omdurman-b2965415.html","title":"Hero surgeon lifts lid on battle to save lives in Sudan war hospital"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-11704","index":0}Dr. Jamal Eltaeb operates on a patient (AP)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Africa","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}For three years, Dr Jamal Eltaeb faced an unimaginable dilemma: who amo...