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Mountains Beyond Mountains : One doctor’s quest to heal the world

Author: Tracy Kidder
SKU: 9781846684319

Kshs 1,390.00

Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba and Russia, as the charismatic but flawed genius Dr Paul Farmer challenges widely-held preconceptions about poverty and healthcare. As a medical student, Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine – so readily available in the developed world – to those who need them most. Beginning in Haiti, he tackles the conditions that contribute to so many unnecessary deaths with his trademark combination of world-class expertise, unlimited compassion, and the unstinting dedication of friends and colleagues.

Tracy Kidder’s magnificent and moving account shows how, from achieving this modest dream, one person can make a difference in solving global problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems and medicine.

  • Classifications: Biography: science, technology & medicine,
  • Readership:General (US: Trade)
  • Format: Paperback softback 336 pages

ISBN : 9781846684319

Published : 13 Jan 2011

Author : Tracy Kidder

Main Material : Paperback softback

Publisher : Profile Books Ltd

Size : 201 x 131 x 24 (mm)

Weight : 252g

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