Ashwaq Moharram (; born ) is a Yemeni physician and activist, noted for her work dealing with starvation in the Yemeni city of

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Life

Moharram is married with 2 children. By late 2016, she lived alone in the

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-controlled city of

, Moharram trained as a gynecologist. She has done humanitarian work in Yemen since the early 2000s. Moharram has said of her work: "I'm seeing the same thing I used to watch on TV when the famine unfolded in Somalia. I never thought I would see this in Yemen." Moharram has worked for numerous international aid organisations, but since 2015 has worked independently, delivering medicine and food in her car, serving as a mobile clinic. She has also organized the distribution of food and milk to children in need. Moharram has spoken to news media about the need for humanitarian aid in Yemen.

Awards and recognition

In 2016, after working as a doctor for twenty years, she was named one of the

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for her achievements. In 2021, she was a finalist for the 2021

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Humanitarian prize.

References

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