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Evan Atar Adaha
Evan Atar Adaha (born 1966 or 1967) is a South Sudanese surgeon who won the Nansen Refugee Award in 2018. Adaha left his physician's job in Egypt to provide healthcare in Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War. When violence forced him out of Sudan, he relocated to South Sudan and set up the only hospital in Upper Nile (state), Upper Nile State that provides surgical capacity. Early life and education Adaha was born in Torit, Eastern Equatoria in 1966 or 1967. He attended primary school in Juba and attended university in Khartoum. He won a scholarship to study medicine in Egypt, and received surgical training in Canada. Career After graduation, Adaha worked as a doctor in Alexandria, Egypt, returning to Sudan in 1997 to work in Kurmuk, Blue Nile state during the Second Sudanese Civil War. In 2011, violence from the war forced him to relocate to Bunj, Maban County, Upper Nile (state), Upper Nile State. Adaha and his patients carried medical supplies and equipment from Kurm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torit
Torit is a city of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan. History On 18 August 1955, the Equatoria Corps mutinied at Torit, starting the First Sudanese Civil War. In 1964 the military government in Khartoum closed "all the Christian mission schools" in the area. Torit was upgraded to Municipality status administered by a mayor on August 19, 2013. Location The city is in Torit County in Eastern Equatoria State, in the southeastern part of South Sudan, close to the international border with the Republic of Uganda. It is approximately east of Juba, the capital and largest city in South Sudan, by road. The coordinates of Torit are: 4° 24' 28.80"N, 32° 34' 30.00"E (Latitude:4.4080; Longitude:32.5750). Population The population of Torit was last estimated at 20,050, in 2004, and, according to census results, 33,657 in 2008. Education Equatoria International University temporarily opened in Torit on 21 June 2019, although the university is building a permanent site south of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
