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Medical professionals in Sudan toil to keep health care system from collapsing

NPR | By Emmanuel Akinwotu
Published May 2, 2023 at 3:30 PM CDT
Smoke billows over buildings in Khartoum on May 1, 2023 as deadly clashes between rival generals' forces have entered their third week.
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Smoke billows over buildings in Khartoum on May 1, 2023 as deadly clashes between rival generals' forces have entered their third week.

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Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The Guardian, where he was West Africa correspondent.