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From the Town to the Village: Sustaining care in a rural Sudanese hospital

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The Catholic Mother of Mercy-Gidel Hospital (MMH) has served as a referral center in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan since its founding in 2008. From January to March 2023, the author conducted qualitative fieldwork at MMH, seeking to understand what sustains the work of this hospital as well as meaning(s) of MMH to the Nuba and greater Sudan. Findings offer insight into the function and meaning of a rural hospital in a politically fragile setting, contributing to discussions within global health and medicine, including the impact of religion and faith-based health care, accompaniment and “heart” in clinical medicine, and moral underpinnings of care.

Source: SSM - Qualitative Research in Health

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100662

Author: C. Phifer Nicholson

Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Religion, Society, and Development

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,720