23. NHS - Dr Waheed Arian - In the Wars
Media Type |
audio
Publication Date |
Jun 15, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:11:47

Dr Waheed is a former refugee born in Afghanistan, whose journey to reach the UK was fraught with danger and difficulty. Afghanistan was in the midst of conflict when Dr Waheed was born. Soviet troops had entered the country making it necessary for him and his family to flee on multiple occasions. As a small boy, he found himself living in conditions of extreme poverty in a refugee camp in Pakistan.

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Today we hear the story of how an Afghan child, growing up in a war zone with little education, was fuelled to help millions of people, all around the world. The power of healing.

Dr Waheed is a former refugee born in Afghanistan, whose journey to reach the UK was fraught with danger and difficulty. Afghanistan was in the midst of conflict when Dr Waheed was born. Soviet troops had entered the country making it necessary for him and his family to flee on multiple occasions. As a small boy, he found himself living in conditions of extreme poverty in a refugee camp in Pakistan.

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