Moez Bashir: It’s never pleasant to speak about war and suffering, but it is indeed necessary

Moez Bashir, Clinical Research Associate at UT Southwestern Medical Center, shared the following on LinkedIn:

“After 500 days of the war, I received the news of the acceptance of our abstract entitled: ‘The Psychological Impact of April 15th War on Hemodialysis Patients in Sudan’ for presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Medicine and Psychiatry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

It’s never pleasant to speak about war and suffering, but it is indeed necessary. In fact, it is crucial. The world needs to hear more about Sudan, about the war that has extended far beyond the battlefields. I feel exceptionally honored to have the opportunity to become a voice of my people, whose struggles are still unseen and unnoticed.

In our study, we aimed to capture one of the many ugly sides of this war. Though terrifying, it was not surprising to discover that more than half of renal hemodialysis patients were not able to maintain their regular sessions, posing a direct threat to their lives.

Let’s also bear in mind that the data in this study was collected last year, and some of the cities from which we gathered our data – which were then free from armed conflict – have now turned into active battlefields. I am certain that the situation is a lot worse right now, particularly for renal hemodialysis patients, and that only an immediate ceasefire in all conflict zones, along with the swift and sustained delivery of critical humanitarian aid, will alleviate the Sudanese people’s suffering.”

Source: Moez Bashir/LinkedIn