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1,000 surgeries in 10 days: U.S doctor leads team into one of the world’s most dangerous regions

With the local health system destroyed by conflict, even basic healthcare is virtually nonexistent in many of Abyei’s remote villages.

Image: A doctor shines a torch on a smiling woman's eye to examine it following surgery, surrounded by other patients
People wait for their bandages to come off following eye surgeries in Abyei in April.Chris Hildreth/Rooster Media

The timing was tight for Dr. Lloyd Williams and a small medical team as they flew into one of the most dangerous parts of the world, where warring parties had declared a local ceasefire.

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