shortage of firefighting aircraft in the country, it insists it will do everything to help those affected by the flames rebuild their lives. it says the majority of the fires have been contained. many people are wondering what will be left of their homes and belongings when they are finally allowed to return. parts of italy, spain and greece have also been suffering, and as temperatures rise, so do the concerns. in 2012 a british surgeon travelled out to syria to provide medical care to civilians in aleppo. but dr abbas khan was captured by the regime there and was killed in custody a year later. now, eight years after dr khan s death, his legacy is inspiring a new generation of doctors as charlie haynes reports. born in aleppo, syria, karim aljian moved to the uk as a child. he watched the syrian war from afar,
and said thanks to him, i cannot explain to you how touched my family and i are. it was so beautiful to read. i want to be an orthopaedic surgeon, like abbas, there are some transferable skills you can take in conflict areas and apply those. abbas was a passionate doctor, a very caring individual, - and i guess today if he was here, i he would be filled with pride to see that he would have inspired one person to go to medical schooll and be involved in the work that he was doing. - health care professionals do. incredible things in extremely difficult circumstances, - whether it is here on covid wards or abroad in war zones, and there needs to be much greater protection that they are offered. karim has mentioned that he hopes to go into the same field of carrying out humanitarian aid work, and concern comes to our family s mind that we do not want another family to go through what we did.
tracking it on social media. one man in particular stood out to him, dr abbas khan, a british surgeon. but he was detained by the syrian government and killed in prison. struck by the difference that abbas had made, karim followed abbas into medicine. i thought to myself constantly, actually, during medical school that the reason i am doing this is because i was inspired by him. so, i printed a photograph and put it in a frame, and i wanted to pay homage to him, in the hope that maybe his mother would see that, you know, a fitting tribute. a photo of his graduation posted on twitter caught the attention of social media users. sara, abbas s sister, saw the post and reached out to him. lovely to meet you. karim met with sarah, and abbas brother, shah also an orthopaedic surgeon. it is inspiring that you have
i cannot explain to you how touched my family and i are. it was so beautiful to read. like abbas, i want to be an orthopaedic surgeon has got some great transferable skills in conflict areas and apply those. abbas was a passionate doctor, a very caring individual, - and i guess today if he was here, . he would be filled with pride to see that he would have inspired one person to go to medical schooll and be involved in the work that he was doing. - health care professionals do. incredible things in extremely difficult circumstances, - whether it is here on covid wards or abroad in war zones, and there needs to be much greater protection that they are offered. karim has mentioned that he hopes to go into the same field of carrying out humanitarian aid work, and concern comes to our family s mind that we do not want another family to go through what we did.
made, karim followed abbas into medicine, and eight years after abbas death, karim graduated as a doctor himself, bringing a photo of abbas to his graduation. having finished medical school, had my graduation, i thought to myself, constantly during medical school, the reason that i am doing this is because i was inspired by him. so i printed a photograph and put it in a frame and wanted to pay homage to him in hopes that his mother would see that as a fitting tribute. a photo caught the attention of social media users. sarah, abbas sister, saw the post and reached out. lovely to meet you. karim met with abbas brother and sister. it is inspiring that you have dedicated your medical career