{"product_id":"9781552978658","title":"Hope in Hell","description":"\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003eGripping accounts of medical workers who volunteer to serve in some of the world's most dangerous hotspots.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  At the forefront are the volunteer doctors who risk their lives to perform surgery, establish or rehabilitate hospitals and clinics, run nutrition and sanitation programs, and train local medical personnel. This book follows these volunteer doctors as they risk their health and lives to treat patients in desperate need.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Combining engaging text with dramatic color photographs from around\r\n            the world, \u003cb\u003eHope in Hell\u003c\/b\u003e examines the lives of individual MSF volunteer medical professionals.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Topics include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePerforming emergency surgery in the war torn regions of Africa and Asia\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding cultural customs and societal differences that affect health care\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWitnessing and reporting genocidal atrocities.\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Also, the most recent world events are explored and how MSF is reacting to them. These include the challenges of delivering aid during the Rwandan massacre and the controversial decision to criticize the U.S. for delivering humanitarian aid to Afghan citizens while at war.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The book 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\r\n             served. In 1999, the organization was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHope in Hell\u003c\/b\u003e is a fascinating and often harrowing account of the men and women who struggle to improve the lives of people in desperate need.  \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Bortolotti, Dan","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Health-Medicine)","offer_id":47135159222496,"sku":"","price":21.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_980bef42-978c-494a-bab3-96382f080cb3.jpg?v=1741873304","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9781552978658","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}