Obituary: Dr Benjamin Peter Oduk
Dr Benjamin Peter Oduk was born on 18 January 1986 in Omdurman, Sudan, to father Peter Oduk Elli from Upper Nile State, Makal County, Ugod Payaam, Ashok village, and mother Rebecca Paul Akuch of Upper Nile State, Phenikang Payaam, Nyar village.
Dr Benjamin attended Good Shepherd Basic School until 2000. He completed his secondary school education in 2003 at Comboni College Khartoum in Khartoum, Sudan. He attended the University of Bahr el Ghazal, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) in 2010.
After graduation, Dr Benjamin worked in several Sudan and South Sudan hospitals. In 2010, he worked as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Bahr el Ghazal, Faculty of Medicine in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, as a General Practitioner at the Friendship Hospital in Omdurman, and in the Department of Home Economics at Omdurman Hospital.
In 2011, Dr Benjamin worked as a General Practitioner in the Paediatric Department at Omdurman Children’s Hospital, Sudan. In Juba, he worked in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Surgery at Juba Teaching Hospital in Juba, South Sudan.
From 2012 to 2013, he worked as a medical doctor for Al-Najumi Pharmaceutical Company. Until his untimely death, Dr Benjamin worked for the Dar Petroleum Operations Company in the oil fields in Paloch, Upper Nile State.
Dr Benjamin attended several courses and workshops, including, but not limited to, Design and Management (2010), Evaluation and Assessment (2010), Advanced Techniques of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health Training (2014 in Dubai), and NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (2014).
His colleagues remembered him for his kindness, dedication, and unwavering commitment to his family and community. They said his legacy will continue through the countless lives he touched.
Dr Benjamin had a heart attack and died on Saturday, 30 November 2024, at his workplace in Paloch. He is survived by his three wives and children: Lurit Andrea Quirino (has three daughters and a son); Viola John (has two sons); and Hanan Abbas Fadallah (has a daughter).
May his soul rest in peace.
