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War, Aid Cuts & the Price of Saving Lives | Project HOPE CEO Rabih Torbay
What happens to patients when funding for essential health services is suddenly withdrawn?
Rabih Torbay, CEO of Project HOPE, joins Dr Banda Khalifa on The Scholars Table to discuss humanitarian aid, global health leadership and the people providing care in conflict zones. After growing up during Lebanon’s civil war, Rabih trained as an engineer and built a business in Sierra Leone. An encounter with the suffering caused by war changed the direction of his career.
In this conversation, he reflects on humanitarian responses in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, explains the effects of 2025 foreign aid…
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