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Band-Aid for a Broken Leg

By Damien Brown

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Band-Aid for a Broken Leg

By Damien Brown

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A powerful, surprisingly funny, and ultimately uplifting account of life on the medical frontline, and a moving testimony of the work done by Medecins Sans Frontieres Damien Brown, a young doctor, thinks he's ready when he arrives for his first posting with Medecins Sans Frontieres in Africa. But the town he's sent to is an isolated outpost of mud huts, surrounded by landmines; the hospital, for which he's to be the only doctor, is filled with malnourished children and conditions he's never seen; and the health workers--Angolan war veterans twice his age who speak no English--walk out on him following an altercation on his first shift. In the months that follow, Damien confronts these challenges all the while dealing with the social absurdities of living with only three other volunteers for company. The medical calamities pile up--including a leopard attack, a landmine explosion, and having to perform surgery using tools cleaned on the fire--but it's through Damien's evolving friendships with the local people that his passion for the work grows. This heartbreaking and honest account of life on the medical frontline in Angola, Mozambique, and South Sudan is a moving testimony of the work done by medical humanitarian groups and the extraordinary and sometimes eccentric people who work for them.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
346
Release Date:
2013-10-01
Publication Date:
2013-10-01
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1743315562
ISBN13:
9781743315569
Weight:
441 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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