Book description
More fascinating and harrowing accounts of the volunteer
professionals who risk their lives to help those in desperate need.
Praise for the second edition:
"Direct and evocative, this well-written book pushes readers
to the edge of a world of grueling realities not known by most
Americans."
-- Choice
Doctors Without Borders (aka Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) was
founded in 1971 by rebellious French doctors. It is arguably the most
respected humanitarian organization in the world, delivering emergency
aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics and natural disasters as
well as to many others who lack reliable health care.
Dan Bortolotti follows the volunteers at the forefront of this
organization and its work, who daily risk their lives to perform
surgery, establish or rehabilitate hospitals and clinics, run
nutrition and sanitation programs, and train local medical personnel.
These volunteer professionals:
- Perform emergency surgery in war-torn regions of Africa, Asia and
elsewhere
- Treat the homeless in the streets of Europe
- Honor cultural customs and understand societal differences that
affect health care
- Witness and report the genocidal atrocities so often missed by
mainstream media
This new and revised third edition includes updates and new inside
stories from recent relief operations, and it covers changes within
the organization, such as its new emphasis on nutrition. There are
also many new and revealing color photographs and insights gained from
the author's 2009 trip to Haiti, where he found three different arms
of MSF operating in dire conditions.
Hope in Hell is a widely acclaimed portrait of a renowned
Nobel-winning humanitarian organization, revealing how Doctors Without
Borders provides immediate and outstanding medical care.
Dan Bortolotti is a journalist whose work appears regularly in
the North American press. He is the author of seven other books.
