Dr. Vitaly Dedovich, of the Novick Cardiac Alliance medical team, center, and Dr. Hanifa Alrabti, right, talk to a patient's mother at the Tajoura National Heart Center in Tripoli, Libya, on Feb. 24, 2020. Novick’s group not only drops in a few times a year, but also trains Libyan doctors and nurses to build up the country’s critical health care system. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
March 11, 2020
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March 11, 2020 11:18 a.m.
US heart surgeon treats children lacking care in Libya's war
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Yazan, a 1-year-old Libyan boy, was born with congenital heart disease. With just one chamber, the organ pumped so little blood that when Yazan cried, his skin turned black. Without surgery, he would not survive.