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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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The memoirs are an eye-opening insight into the work of the Red Cross in the war-torn places of the world. The memoirs give a good account of the patience and dedication of the staff from all over the world of the ICRC. They also show humanity at its best - selflessly tidying up the mess that others have created!
--County Post
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Dr Frank Ryding is an anaesthetist from Hereford who started working for the International Red Cross in 1981\. His Red Cross experiences were made into several programmes for BBC Radio 4: Letters from the Front Line and the programme Friday Lives won the Sony Award for Best Feature . He was awarded an OBE for Services to the Red Cross and the campaign to ban land-mines . Outside medicine, he writes plays, runs a hospital choir and lectures on architecture. In another life, he spent 2 years on the ice on two expeditions with the British Antarctic Survey anaesthetising elephant seals.
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- PublisherPen & Sword History
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1526716887
- ISBN 13 9781526716880
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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