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The Boy Who Never Gave Up: A Refugee’s Epic Journey to Triumph

31 March 2023
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Year: 2021
By: Dr Emmanuel Taban with Andrew Crofts
ISBN: 9781776191260

A life story of Dr Emmanuel Taban who escaped the war-torn Sudan and had faced challenges in different African countries before coming to South Africa. Taban refused to give up despite the struggles and later became a successful pulmonologist. In 2020, he was a pioneer in the ICU’s care of Covid-19 patients.

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