Beirut: They live in constant fear of the next attack, operating with little in the way of equipment or medication, often forced to turn out the lights at their hospital and work in darkness to avoid another bombing raid. Aleppo's doctors and nurses – an ever-dwindling, life-saving workforce operating in harrowing conditions in a city under a years-long siege – don't work in shifts. Instead, they remain in their medical facilities full-time, working, eating and sleeping there. That way, they can respond immediately when there is an attack. And there is always another attack. About 95 per cent of medical staff in...
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