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001 2007530547
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008 060824s2006 nyuac b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9781554071425 (pbk.)
020 $a1554071429 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm61128037
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100 1 $aBortolotti, Dan.
245 10 $aHope in hell :$binside the the world of Doctors Without Borders /$cDan Bortolotti.
260 $aBuffalo, N.Y. ;$aRichmond Hill, Ont. :$bFirefly Books,$c2006.
300 $a304 p. :$bill. (some col.), ports. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aAn often harrowing account of the men and women who struggle to improve the lives of people in desperate need. The humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders (also known as Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF) delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and those who lack reliable health care. Each year, more than 2,500 volunteer doctors, nurses, and other professionals join locally-hired staff to provide medical aid in more than eighty countries. This book follows these volunteers as they risk their health and lives to treat patients in need. It also covers the raucous founding of Doctors Without Borders in 1971 as the first non-governmental organization to both provide emergency medical assistance and publicly bear witness to the plight of the populations they served. In 1999, the organization was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.--From publisher description.
610 20 $aMédecins sans frontières (Association)
650 0 $aDisaster medicine.
650 0 $aWar relief.
610 26 $aMédecins sans frontières (Association)
650 6 $aMédecine de catastrophes.
650 6 $aSecours aux victimes de guerre.