Mervat Auf - Gaza
Dr. Anas al-Baghdadi, 26, from the balcony of his home in Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, south of Gaza City, performs some important exercises to straighten his back, which he saddles to sit on the computer for many hours, then returns to work and continues his various tasks online. Medical facility.
He left Gaza miraculously among the thousands of registered through the Rafah border crossing after finishing high school and attending an Egyptian university to study human medicine, but he was reluctant to return after finishing his university studies due to the general conditions that are worsening in the sector.
| Baghdadi (center) graduated from an Egyptian medical school but did not find work for a medical facility in Gaza (Al Jazeera) |
Return decision
The hope of finding a suitable job and a longing for his family and his city ultimately led him to return to Gaza in response to the wishes of his father, who dreamed of seeing him as a successful doctor, although many of his friends advised him to seek better jobs outside the Gaza Strip.
And worked hard to get a job in a medical institution in Gaza and gave certificates to more than one hand to no avail, and he himself did not find a livelihood that helps to recover the financial costs spent by his family to help him complete his education in one of the highest educational colleges in Egypt.
"It was natural for me to be in despair after finding out that the opportunity to work as a doctor in Gaza was very difficult. Finding a source of income in a different area from my original education was a good idea but my parents rejected it and said it was illogical to give up a job that I studied for many years. I have seven years of travel and alienation. "
New path
"The difficult situation prompted me to move to earn a little income. I decided to join the Skyjix Freelance Academy and took a new course in my life by looking at freelance writing and content writing platforms."
He explained that he was keen on integrating human medicine and free work, and that he soon discovered common areas between them and started working in them, which pleased his family and their refusal to accept after they felt that his efforts in the study was not in vain.
| Al-Baghdadi: Free medical work through the Internet saved me from unemployment and will not give up (Al Jazeera) |
"I have my own income-generating projects, and I soon went to work with the Palestinian Medical Aid Foundation for Gaza through the Internet in a translation project for a family medicine program to be implemented in Palestine and known as the Transitional Family Medicine Training Program."
He realized the need for blue space for doctors. He said that he found out that people who consult people and provide medical content in space are not specialized, and that this may hurt people, which requires the presence of specialized doctors who serve the groups that have become very dependent on the Internet.
Al-Baghdadi, in parallel with his work as a freelance medical practitioner, is practicing the medical profession through full-time volunteering in hospitals or clinics, but insists on sticking to his original work even if he has a suitable job in human medicine.