What a Hospital in War-torn Sudan Looks Like

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A husband comforts his wife, injured by shelling, in a corridor at the Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, Republic of the Sudan on September 5.

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A husband comforts his wife, injured by shelling, in a corridor at the Al Nao Hospital in Omdurman, Republic of the Sudan on September 5.

Luke Dray for NPR

Sudan's war has displaced more than 10 million people and half the country faces starvations. The country's medical services have collapsed leaving a patchwork of charities, local groups and the Sudanese diaspora to try to provide what health care they can. NPR's Africa correspondent takes us to one of the few remaining hospitals, near the Sudanese capital

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