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Life and Death in Kolofata: An American Doctor in Africa

Life and Death in Kolofata: An American Doctor in Africa

Einterz, Ellen

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ISBN10: 0253032385
ISBN13: 9780253032386
Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
Published: Jan 5 2018
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

When Dr. Ellen Einterz first arrives in the town of Kolofata in Cameroon, the situation is dire: patients are exploited by healthcare workers, unsterilized needles are reused, and only the wealthy can afford care. In Life and Death in Kolofata: An American Doctor in Africa, Einterz tells her remarkable story of delivering healthcare for 24 years in one of the poorest countries in the world, revealing both touching stories of those she is able to help and the terrible suffering of people born in extreme poverty. In one case, a 6-year-old burn victim suffers after an oil tanker tips and catches fire; in another story, Dr. Einterz delivers a child in the front yard of her home. In addition to struggling to cure diseases and injuries and combat malnutrition, Einterz faced another kind of danger: the terrorist organization Boko Haram had successively kidnapped foreigners from Cameroon, and they had set their sights on Americans. It would only be a matter of time before they would come for her.

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