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Memoirs of a Red Cross Doctor : Better to Light a Candle, Paperback / softback Book

Memoirs of a Red Cross Doctor : Better to Light a Candle Paperback / softback

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Synonymous with conflict and humanitarian aid, the mandate of the International Red Cross (ICRC) is to protect the wounded victims of war, civilians, prisoners and refugees alike. In Memoirs of a Red Cross Doctor, Frank Ryding recounts the missions he undertook with the Red Cross during a career spanning 35 years.

Having worked as a doctor in many of the world s war zones and natural disasters from the 'killing field' era of Cambodia, to Afghanistan, Chechnya, Somalia, Pakistan and Sudan his is an account of observation and also personal experience, contrasting the serious, the terrifying, the heart-rending and the heart-warming. It is also the story of the victims who suffer the consequences of war and disaster.

It shows both their courage and that of the aid agencies sent to help them.

As Frank recalls from some Somali graffiti: "It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness'.

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