Friday, March 25, 2016

On Holiday . . .

Dr. Sherif Emil is a pediatric surgeon and Director of the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at the Montreal Children's Hospital. For 2 weeks, he was part of the volunteer crew of the Africa Mercy, currently docked in Tamatave, Madagascar. The Africa Mercy is the world's largest civilian hospital ship dedicated to bringing hope and healing to tens of thousands of the world's impoverished populations.  These are his brief stories that are definitely worth the read - if you don't have time, start with #5. 
Read more: 
Dispatches from the Africa Mercy # 1: The End of the Earth
Dispatches from the Africa Mercy # 2: Can it get any better?
Dispatches from the Africa Mercy #3: The Heroes of Africa
Dispatches from the Africa Mercy #4: The Power of Camaraderie
Dispatches from the Africa Mercy #5: It Takes a Mercy Ship

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