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Qasr Ahmad

American Doctor Describes Libya’s Medical Infrastructure Before and After Gadhafi

August 15, 2013

It’s been a week and a half since rebels killed Muammar Gadhafi, after taking his hometown of Sirte. Libya is now a country in the midst of healing old wounds and trying to rebuild a nation.  Dr. Catherine Mullaly, an anesthesiologist with Massachusetts General Hospital, was working in Qasr Ahmed Hospital in Misrata the day Gadhafi […]

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