Sunday, 11 September 2011

Why we're here

An injured rebel fighter is attended to in Al-Galah hospital in Benghazi As rebel forces continue their fight to overthrow Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, fears are growing of an impending humanitarian crisis in the country.

Two doctors and an aid worker, who have travelled from their homes in the UK to help, recount their experiences.

Khaled, 41, doctor, Libyan Doctors Relief UK

Khaled is originally from Benghazi but has been in the UK for 16 years. He lives in west Yorkshire with his wife and four children and works as an orthopaedic surgeon.

He felt compelled to help when the uprising began and has visited Libya three times since then to deliver aid and work in local hospitals. He hopes to be in Tripoli next week.

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