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AN IMPERFECT OFFERING: DISPATCHES FROM THE MEDICAL FRONTLINE
James Orbinski
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Description for AN IMPERFECT OFFERING: DISPATCHES FROM THE MEDICAL FRONTLINE
Paperback. Born in Britain in 1960, the author's family moved to Canada when he was seven years old. As a young man, he became a medic to learn how to help, and deal with, the suffering of others. This title addresses what part each of us can play, so that we never lose sight of the dignity of those being helped, or deny them the right to act in their lives. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
Born in Britain in 1960, James Orbinski's family moved to Canada when he was seven years old. As a young man, he became a medic to learn how to help, and deal with, the suffering of others. From then on he was plunged into many highly demanding situations, including being Head of Mission for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) during the Rwandan genocide; engaging with the politics of humanitarian work as the President of MSF; being in New York when the twin towers of the World Trade Center fell on September 11; co-founding Dignitas International (an AIDS charity); and finally, returning ... Read more
Born in Britain in 1960, James Orbinski's family moved to Canada when he was seven years old. As a young man, he became a medic to learn how to help, and deal with, the suffering of others. From then on he was plunged into many highly demanding situations, including being Head of Mission for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) during the Rwandan genocide; engaging with the politics of humanitarian work as the President of MSF; being in New York when the twin towers of the World Trade Center fell on September 11; co-founding Dignitas International (an AIDS charity); and finally, returning ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846041020
SKU
V9781846041020
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About James Orbinski
Dr. James Orbinski is a Research Scientist and Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Political Science at St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto. He is also a founder of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, a not-for-profit pharmaceutical research and development entity focused on the diseases of the South. He recently founded Dignitas, based in Malawi, ... Read more
Reviews for AN IMPERFECT OFFERING: DISPATCHES FROM THE MEDICAL FRONTLINE
He tells his extraordinary story in unpretentious, carefully weighed prose
Observer
Fascinating
Daily Mail
James Orbinski has lived for years in the middle of the worst that humans can be, and somehow emerged with both his compassion and his desire to understand us intact...the stories he has to tell are some of ... Read more
Observer
Fascinating
Daily Mail
James Orbinski has lived for years in the middle of the worst that humans can be, and somehow emerged with both his compassion and his desire to understand us intact...the stories he has to tell are some of ... Read more