Dr Attiya Abdallah

Dr Attiya Abdallah is a Sudanese human rights defender and doctor. He serves as General Secretary of the Preliminary Committee of the Sudan Doctors’ Trade Union, through which he advocates for the rights and protection of medical professionals in Sudan. He is also Head of an initiative seeking to combat the visceral leishmaniasis disease (Kala-azar) through conducting infectious disease fieldwork and raising public health awareness, particularly among communities affected by the ongoing conflict in the eastern region of Sudan.