Dr. Nefissa Hamoud (Mrs. Pacha)
Source: Algerian Red Crescent Historical Archives
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Dr. Nefissa Hamoud (Mrs. Pacha) 🇩🇿

الدكتورة نفيسة حمود (باشا) (Known as "Dr. Nefissa Hamoud")
Pioneering ALN Doctor in Wilaya 3, President of the Algerian Red Crescent
Born Mar 17, 1924 🇩🇿 Algiers, Algeria
Passed Away May 10, 2002 Algiers, Algeria
Lifespan 78 years old
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"Medicine in the maquis was an act of pure faith in human life and dignity."

Archival Overview

Pioneering woman physician of the ALN in Wilaya 3 (Kabylie), who performed surgical operations in mountain caves and became President of the Algerian Red Crescent.

Biographical Record

Nefissa Hamoud was one of the first Muslim women in Algeria to earn a medical degree, graduating as a gynecologist and surgeon. In 1956, she responded to the student strike and joined the armed struggle in the maquis of Wilaya 3 under Colonel Amirouche.

Operating in improvised cave hospitals under constant aerial bombardment, Dr. Hamoud saved hundreds of wounded fighters and civilian victims of napalm attacks. After independence, she served as Secretary-General of the Union of Algerian Women, President of the Algerian Red Crescent, and director of maternal health clinics.

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Final Resting Place

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El Alia Cemetery
Algiers, Algeria
GPS: 36.7267, 3.1611
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