Medical supplies… The lifeline of the battle for dignity

by: Hassan Al-Sir Ahmed

Health is a crown on the heads of healthy people that only patients can see. This proverb illustrates the value of health in people’s lives and shows that losing it makes us realize its true importance. In times of war and hardship, when people lose so many services, the role of medical supplies emerges as the real support. Medicine has become like a weapon in the battle for dignity because it saves people’s lives and strengthens their steadfastness.

Despite great difficulties, from road disruptions to delayed shipments, the men and women of supplies did not give up. They stayed up at night, searched for alternatives, distributed the stock among the states, and did not leave any needy patient with the door locked.

The branches of the states stood like a fortress, in coordination with the center, filing reports and following up on consumption because of the shortage. The coordination was great, and the patriotic spirit wasclear, and everyone is working so that the service does not stop.

Behind the scenes there are people we don’t see, but they are the real heroes. They receive the shipments, sort them, distribute them, and make sure they reach the patients. They are the first line of defense against the collapse of health, and a pillar of resilience.

But the biggest challenge was the targeting of medical supplies by the terrorist Janjaweed Rapid Support Militias, where warehouses were attacked and looted in an attempt to cut off the lifeline of citizens. Still, the supply men stood by, regrouped, devised alternative ways to secure the delivery of medicine, and proved that serving the people was stronger than any attempt to destroy it.

At the height of the war, when roads were cut off and convoys became difficult to move, medical supplies resorted to a new experiment in cooperation with the armed forces: aerial dropping of medicines. Military planes carried the cargo and dropped it directly in areas of need, so that patients would be treated properly. The experiment was a great risk, but it worked, and it proved that will is stronger than circumstances.

But the biggest challenge was the targeting of medical supplies by the terrorist Janjaweed Rapid Support Militias, where warehouses were attacked and looted in an attempt to cut off the lifeline of citizens. Still, the supply personnel stood by, regrouped, devised alternative ways to secure the delivery of medicine, and proved that serving the people was stronger than any attempt to destroy it.

At the height of the war, when roads were cut off and convoys became difficult to move, medical supplies resorted to a new experiment in cooperation with the armed forces: aerial dropping of medicines. Military planes carried the cargo and dropped it directly in areas of need, so that patients could be treated properly. The experiment was a great risk, but it worked, and it proved that will is stronger than circumstances.

Thanks to the coordination between medical supplies and the military, medicines have reached hospitals far away from what could be delivered by transport vehicles. People saw with their own eyes how medicine came down from the sky, and how the men behind the supplies and the armed forces stood together in the battle of dignity, in order to protect the lives of citizens and prove that the health service does not stop no matter what the challenges.

It is necessary to pay special tribute to the Medical Supply Commander, Dr. Badreddine Al-Jazouli, Dr. Sheikh El-Din, Abdullah, and Mahmoud, who led this system with a high patriotic spirit, and proved that wise leadership is capable of turning challenges into achievements, and that behind every success are men who work silently and sincerely for the country and the citizen.

Medical supplies proved that war is not only in the field, but also in warehouses and convoys, in the journey of medicine from the warehouse to the patient’s hand.

Despite all the challenges, they remained standing, absorbed the shock, and let people feel that there is hope and that they are in a service close to them.