Eaman al-Gobory

Eaman al-Gobory is the National Medical Officer for the International Organization of Migration, an international aid organization in Iraq. [1] She graduated from medical school in Baghdad, Iraq, but did not want to join the Baath Party of Saddam Hussein, and so left Iraq to work in Yemen. [2] In 2003 she returned to Iraq after the Iraq War of 2003 began, and worked in an emergency room. [2] Later in 2003 she began working for the International Organization of Migration, which arranges for people to receive medical treatment in hospitals located in 19 countries. [3] [2] Eaman focuses on treating Iraqi children, searching for those who need specialized care and arranging for them to receive it, as well as working to improve medical care in Iraq. [4] [5]

She received a 2008 International Women of Courage Award. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 International Women of Courage Award Ceremony: 2008
  2. 1 2 3 Nation & World | Iraqi doctor helps medevac the badly wounded, but the list keeps growing | Seattle Times Newspaper
  3. ↑ Woman Puts Her Head Before Her Heart to Help Children in Iraq | IIP Digital
  4. ↑ Secretary of State Confers the International Women of Courage Awards
  5. ↑ CNN.com - Transcripts
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