Ihsan Ezedeen (Arabic: إحسان عز الدين, romanized: Iḥsān ʻIzz al-Dīn; born 1943) is a Syrian paediatrician who provides affordable care to displaced people in Jaramana and who was the Middle East finalist for the 2017 Nansen Refugee Award. He is known in Syria as "the doctor of the poor".
Ihsan Ezedeen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 |
| Organization | Jaramana Charity |
| Known for | being "the doctor of the poor" |
| Awards | Nansen Refugee Award (Middle East region finalist, 2017) |
Early life and education
editEzedeen was born in As-Swaida governorate in 1943.[1] He graduated from Damascus University specialising in internal paediatric medicine in 1968.[2]
Career
editAfter graduation, Ezedeen opened a medical clinic in Jaramana with a focus on providing affordable care to low income families, providing free services to about 70% of clients, and typically charging the remainder 50 Syrian pounds (USD $0.10) in 2017,[1][3] increasing to 100 in 2022.[4] His clinic has focussed on providing care to people displaced by the Syrian civil war, and both Iraqi and Lebanese refugees in Syria.[1] In 2017, his clinic saw between 100 and 120 patients per day.[5] His work has attracted him the moniker of "the doctor of the poor".[2]
In 2003, with his wife and colleagues, Ezedeen founded the Jaramana Charity, and in 2016 he launched a livelihoods program to help displaced people in Jaramana find employment.[1] The program attracted United Nations funding.[1]
He was the Middle East finalist for the Nansen Refugee Award in 2017.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Syrian doctor devotes his life to serve displaced, refugees and vulnerable". UNHCR Syria. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ a b "السوري إحسان عز الدين.. طبيب الفقراء والنازحين | Radiosawa". www.radiosawa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "Reuters Archive Licensing". Reuters Archive Licensing. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ a b محرر 22 (2017-12-18). "الأمم المتحدة تكرم "طبيب الفقراء" في دمشق". عنب بلدي (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "طبيب سبعيني يعمل في دمشق منذ خمسين عاماً يتقاضى " الكشفية الأرخص " في العالم". www.aksalser.com (in Arabic). 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2022-08-19.