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English
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For more than twenty-five years, David Nott has taken unpaid leave from his job as a general and vascular surgeon with the NHS to volunteer in some of the world's most dangerous war zones. From Sarajevo under siege in 1993, to clandestine hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, he has carried out life-saving operations and field surgery in the most challenging conditions, and with none of the resources of a major London teaching hospital. The conflicts...
2) Mercy Street
Series
Mercy Street volume season 1
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"This program includes material that may not be appropriate for younger viewers. Viewer discretion is advised."--
Alexandria, Virginia, 1862. The lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War--Mary Phinney, a staunch New England abolitionist, and Emma Green, a native Confederate belle--collide at Mansion House, the Green family's luxury hotel that has been transformed into a Union Army hospital. Ruled under martial law, the border...
3) The cave
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020?]
Language
Arabic
Description
From filmmaker Feras Fayyad, the story of a hidden secret underground hospital in Syria and the female-led team of civilians and medical professionals who risk their lives to provide medical care to the besieged local population. Amidst the devastation of war, 30-year-old aspiring pediatrician Dr. Amani and her team work tirelessly to restore health and hope.
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Publisher
St. Martins Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Twenty years ago, the most common cause of death for medical humanitarians and other aid workers was traffic accidents; today, it is violent attacks. And the death of each doctor, nurse, paramedic, midwife, and vaccinator is multiplied untold times in the vulnerable populations deprived of their care. In a 2005 report, the ICRC found that for every soldier killed in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more than 60 civilians died due to...
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