Dr. Evan Atar Adaha

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'Other Nobel' Goes To Amazingly Humble Surgeon In South Sudan

Evan Atar Adaha, surgeon and medical director at a hospital in South Sudan, accepts the U.N.'s Nansen Refugee Award in Geneva, on October 1. His wife, Angela Atar, is at right. Cyril Zingaro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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'Other Nobel' Goes To Amazingly Humble Surgeon In South Sudan

October 17, 2018 • Dr. Evan Atar Adaha has won the U.N.'s Nansen Refugee Award. Of his commitment to work in a conflict zone, he says: "I would feel guilt the rest of my life if I left people in this situation.