‘Come home and help’, urges Central African Republic doctor

By Paula Dear BANGUI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When violence erupted in the Central African Republic three years ago, hundreds of thousands of people fled the capital Bangui, including most doctors and medical students at the main children’s hospital. As the city descended into chaos, 58-year-old Jean Gody was one of the few doctors who chose to stay behind and help. “I would have been ashamed to leave people suffering and then have to come back and look them in the eyes,” the hospital director told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview.

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‘Come home and help’, urges Central African Republic doctor