{
  "id": 13662277,
  "title": "Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Gaza nurse’s obstacle-laden road to becoming a professor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/spirit-of-hong-kong-awards-gaza-nurses-obstacle-laden-road-to-13662277",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T06:15:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3370480/spirit-hong-kong-awards-gaza-nurses-obstacle-laden-road-becoming-professor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On six occasions, Hammoda Abu-Odah, a Gaza nurse-turned Hong Kong scholar was offered an opportunity to study overseas. But each time, border closures and travel restrictions prevented him from taking them up. Abu-Odah had obtained a nursing degree in his native Gaza but set his sights on an academic career abroad. He kept working, teaching and conducting research, despite the many challenges…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Admission scores fall for Hong Kong physiotherapy courses amid jobs crunch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/admission-scores-fall-for-hong-kong-physiotherapy-courses-amid-jobs",
        "published": "2026-10-11T04:00:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}