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Hope in hell : inside the the world of Doctors Without Borders  Cover Image Book Book

Hope in hell : inside the the world of Doctors Without Borders / Dan Bortolotti.

Bortolotti, Dan. (Author).

Summary:

Founded by a rebelloius group of French doctors in 1971, Doctors Without Borders sends more than 3,000 volunteers annually to conflict zones, refugee camps and anywhere else in the world where medical care is desperatly needed. Volunteers often work in poor and dangeroius places, and the experience changes all of them. Some are traunmatized, kidnapped, even murdered. Many watch their idealism become disillusionment, their friends become strangers. Othere feed on the adventure, fall in love, or find the family they never had. Based on personal stories, collected from field visits and interviews. Hope in Hell reveals the human face of the most respected aid organization in the world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1552978656 :
  • ISBN: 1552978656
  • ISBN: 1554071429 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781552978658
  • ISBN: 9781554071425 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781552978658 :
  • Physical Description: 304 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, 2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: M©decins sans fronti¨res (Association)
War > Relief of sick and wounded.
Medical personnel > Biography.
Disaster relief.
Missionaries, Medical > Biography.
Physicians > Biography.
War relief.
Medical assistance.

Available copies

  • 15 of 16 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Grand Forks and District Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Grand Forks 610.601 BOR (Text) 35142002445863 Adult Non Fiction Volume hold Available -


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