Eaman al-Gobory

Eaman al-Gobory is the National Medical Officer for the International Organization of Migration, an international aid organization in Iraq. [1]

Eaman Al-Gobory (second person from the left)

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. "International Women of Courage Award Ceremony: 2008". 2001-2009.state.gov.
  2. "Nation & World - Iraqi doctor helps medevac the badly wounded, but the list keeps growing - Seattle Times Newspaper".
  3. "IIP Publications -". IIP Publications.
  4. "Secretary of State Confers the International Women of Courage Awards". 2001-2009.state.gov.
  5. "CNN.com - Transcripts". transcripts.cnn.com.
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