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 FrontieresDamien Brown, a young doctor, thinks hes ready when he arrives for his first posting with Medecins Sans Frontieres in Africa.
But the town hes sent to is an isolated outpost of mud huts, surrounded by landmines; the hospital, for which hes to be the only doctor, is filled with malnourished children and conditions hes 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.
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