Her journey into humanitarian work started after years of serving in hospitals in Aden, the place she witnessed firsthand the struggles susceptible communities face in accessing healthcare providers.
“In Aden, I labored at a non-public hospital,” she recalled. “I discovered that many individuals couldn’t afford therapy. That actuality pushed me to discover a means to assist these left behind.”
She determined to relocate to Ma’rib, a metropolis sheltering a whole bunch of 1000’s of individuals displaced by the battle and a key transit hub for migrants making the perilous journey from the Horn of Africa via Yemen, with a transparent purpose in thoughts: to serve those that couldn’t afford medical therapy.
‘Migrants who attain us are traumatised’
Dr. Nouf stated she discovered her calling on the centre, which offers major healthcare providers to susceptible teams, particularly these on the transfer.
“Migrants who attain us are traumatised,” she defined. “Whether or not it’s starvation, worry of loss of life or the unknown, it ends in bodily, psychological or neurological shocks.”
Dr. Nouf conducts an preliminary examination to evaluate her affected person’s well being situation.
Many arrive with critical, generally everlasting, accidents. Ladies specifically typically carry seen and invisible scars from abuse suffered alongside irregular migration routes into the nation.
“There are occasions after I emotionally battle with what I see and listen to,” she stated. “However, serving to these individuals and watching them recuperate fuels my ardour and dedication to proceed.”
Listening to their tales full of ache, worry and resilience, Dr. Nouf does every part she will be able to to assist, assessing every case, offering emergency assist and when wanted, referring sufferers to specialised providers. From therapy for contagious illnesses to look after bodily and psychological traumas, MRP additionally presents safety providers for survivors and victims who skilled violence, exploitation and abuse.”
From younger migrant to help employee
Dr. Nouf will not be alone on this mission of delivering lifesaving help to migrants and Yemenis in want. She works along with a devoted group of colleagues from various backgrounds who tirelessly attend to quite a few sufferers every day, amongst them Khalid, a 22-year-old Ethiopian whose personal migration journey to Ma’rib is a testomony to resilience and compassion.
Khalid arrived in Yemen in 2021, heartbroken after his college in Ethiopia refused to let him return on account of illness-related absence. Pissed off, he left Ethiopia with smugglers, enduring a grueling 10-day trek via the desert and surviving on shared biscuits. Upon reaching Aden, he discovered no consolation or help, so he continued his journey to Ma’rib the place a few of his relations dwell.
As soon as in Ma’rib, Khalid was welcomed by his neighborhood, who introduced him garments and hosted him. A month later, he started working as a cleaner at a neighborhood hospital, a job he held for 3 years.
‘I’ve been via the identical expertise’
On the hospital, Khalid encountered different migrants in search of therapy and advocated for his or her care. He spoke with directors, urging them to deal with these susceptible people totally free. His status grew, and shortly, anybody in want turned to Khalid for assist.
“I assist different migrants as a result of I’ve been via the identical expertise,” he stated. “I understand how assist could make the struggling much less.”
Ultimately, Khalid obtained the chance to work within the MRP, the place he will help migrants entry providers and supply translation assist.
“Individuals arrive right here affected by poor diet, amoebiasis and malaria. Some bear bodily accidents triggered throughout torture for ransom by the hands of traffickers,” he stated. “I’m grateful to the donors who maintain this facility working. It saves lives each day via important healthcare providers.”
