00:06For hundreds of Sudanese living in Uganda, Asalam International Hospital feels like home.
00:14Three medical doctors who fled the war renovated an old clinic and equipped it with modern
00:19tools to provide specialized health care for vulnerable refugees.
00:24They fled Qatum after their hospital was destroyed, hoping to rebuild their lives in Kampala.
00:31We found that there is a big gap in Uganda, like for hospital, especially for refugees
00:38who are speaking Arabic and for the language barrier, so many of them start complaining.
00:48The people who know us start calling to find doctors who can speak Arabic or to go with
00:56them to translate for them.
00:58The hospital now provides jobs for nearly 50 Sudanese medical professionals who would otherwise
01:04have no employment in a foreign country.
01:07For hundreds of refugees struggling to make ends meet in the city, this hospital is a lifeline,
01:14offering affordable health care and renewed hope.
01:18Other refugees from South Sudan and Somalia who speak Arabic, Asalam helps bridge the language
01:25gap.
01:25The hospital offers specialized care in neurology, dermatology, maternal health, dentistry and
01:33even major surgeries.
01:34The easier things here, the way of dealing, those people are speaking Arabic as we are Sudanese.
01:41Otherwise, when you go outside or another hospital, it's hard for us because it's not our language.
01:48Refugees with complicated medical conditions who can't afford expensive procedures elsewhere
01:54receive care here.
01:56Public hospitals in Uganda provide free healthcare, but many are poorly equipped.
02:03In Uganda, the expenses are not very high, not like in Sudan, what we usually see in Sudan.
02:10So we are doing from time to time a campaign for refugees, offering free consultation,
02:19free investigation and free medicine.
02:23Since 2025, nearly 600 refugees have arrived in Uganda every day.
02:29With parts of Sudan still at war, officials at Asalam say the hospital offers refugees a rare sense
02:37of belonging for those who feel hopeless.
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