About this episode

Dr. Hamza al-Kateab discusses his experiences as a doctor and activist in war-torn Syria.

Dr Hamza al-Kateab is a Syrian doctor, an activist and a public health advocate. He set up and ran a hospital in East Aleppo during the war in Syria. This work was documented in the film For Sama, created by his wife Waad al-Kateab. Hamza is now an activist working to stop the bombing of health facilities in Syria and other conflict areas through the campaign “Action For Sama” ( www.actionforsama.com / @actionforsama).

People in this episode

Host: Delan Devakumar

Guest: Dr Hamza al-Kateab

Topics covered

• public health
• activism
• Syria
• war
• health facilities
• documentary

Keywords

• Hamza al-Kateab
• Syria
• public health
• activism
• For Sama
• health facilities
• war

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Action For Sama

Places: Syria, East Aleppo

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