A Young Doctor in a war-torn VillageAuthor: Dr. James Maskalyk
Subject: humanitarian work
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My rating: 5*
About the book:
This book started as a blog written by a young Canadian doctor while on a humanitarian mission in Sudan. I first came across the blog while surfing the Medecins Sans Frontieres website, then I found out the author will have a presentation at Mount Royal University where I currently study. As my interest in NGOs and particularly MSF increased since reading Dr. Orbinski's book (see my post below), I was very interested in meeting Dr. Maskalyk and reading his book. And what an amazing find! I enjoyed it especially because it was written as a diary, in a chronological order and that it talked also about the author's feelings, with the Angst and uncertainty related to his mission. So far my favorite book on humanitarian work and what it means to the one involved in providing it!
From the book:
'People are hungry to be brought closer to the world, even its hard parts. I went to Sudan, and am writing about it again, because I believe that which separates action from inaction is the same thing that separates my friends from Sudan. It is not indifference. It is distance. May it fall away.'
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