Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1353 EAT on Friday 25 July 2025 “We knew the risks of being shot or hurt, but still went—for just a kilo of flour.” Mohammed al-Qedra, receiving treatment at a field hospital in southern Gaza, says the dangers Palestinians face when trying to access aid. He recounted how…
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Hero at 35,000 Feet: How a Ugandan Doctor Saved a Life on a Turkish Airlines Flight
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.) At cruising altitude, with passengers asleep and the hum of jet engines filling the cabin, few expect a medical emergency to unfold. But on Friday aboard Turkish Airlines Flight TK585 from Istanbul to Mauritania, fate intervened — and so did an Ugandan doctor. When the cabin crew’s voice…
