"To be a doctor, to save people`s lives and to help them is my  credo," Tom Katena,  2017 Aurora Awards winner  says. 

ArmInfo.On May 22 Doctor Tom Katena, the winner of Aurora Prize 2017, held an open lecture  at Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar  Heratsi. He told about his experience at the hospital of Mother of Mercy, located in Sudan  mountains. Katena is a sole physician at that hospital treating about  700 000 local habitants. 

 " It does not matter what conditions do we have, it is important  what we deal with. To be a doctor, to save people's lives and to help  them is my credo," Doctor Katena  said. 

 "Yerevan State medical University awarded  Ph.D. title  to Tom  Katena for his service and humanitarian mission on saving human lives  in Sudan. The appropriate decision was taken by the Scientific Board  of Yerevan Medical University," rector Armen Mouradyanb stated. 

Tom Katena  could visit Yerevan due to the efforts of Aurora  Humanitarian  Initiative and  thanks to three Armenian physicians,  who left for Sudan to replace katena at the hospital of Mother of  Mercy. For the period of his stay in Armenia.

Candidates for  Aurora prize 2017 will be awarded on may 28, 2017 in  Armenia, within the framework  of Aurora Awards Ceremony, and one of  them will become the Winner. The Winner will receive a 100.000 USD  grant, which will give an option to continue the charity race and to  support the organizations which inspired him/her.