I photographed Dr. Marwan Al-Ghafory for Cody Story in Essen at the beginning of July for a wonderful and very interesting Online Story about the spread of misinformation about Covid-19 in Yemen for the Coday Story Website with words by Casey Coombs. Read the full article here.
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Armed with social media, one Yemeni doctor living in Germany has marshalled hundreds of medical professionals to provide free and accurate coronavirus advice to people in his homeland
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“Every morning at 5:30 a.m., Dr. Marwan Al-Ghafory checks into his personal Facebook page. Over coffee, he surveys the latest news and answers questions about the coronavirus pandemic back home in Yemen, posting responses to more than 156,000 followers. Then, after a 10-hour shift at the Catholic Clinic in the western German city of Essen, he logs back in until midnight.
“My aim is to warn our society about this pandemic and show them how to defend themselves against it. Because, believe it or not, there is a big problem,” ”