David Nott - Conflict Zone Surgeon
British surgeon David Nott has spent decades working in conflict zones, including Syria. Can medical personnel still expect any protection in war?
Stephen Sackur talks to the British surgeon David Nott who has spent decades working in conflict zones, including Syria. Amid the appalling toll of civilian death in Syria the loss of hundreds of doctors and medical staff stands out as an especially grievous loss. Many have been bombed in their clinics and hospitals. Now he is focused on training doctors to work in conflict conditions; but does Syria tell us medical personnel can no longer expect any protection in war?
(Photo: British surgeon David Nott in the Hardtalk studio)
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