TY - BOOK AU - Bortolotti,Dan TI - Hope in hell: inside the the world of Doctors Without Borders SN - 9781554071425 (pbk.) AV - RA390 .A2 B67 2006 U1 - 610/.601 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Buffalo, N.Y., Richmond Hill, Ont. PB - Firefly Books KW - Médecins sans frontières (Association) KW - Disaster medicine KW - War relief KW - Médecine de catastrophes KW - Secours aux victimes de guerre N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - An 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0804/2007530547.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2007530547-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2007530547-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2007530547-s.html ER -