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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Furey, Andrew.     Subjects     Furey, Andrew -- Travel -- Haiti.     Team Broken Earth (Organization)     Medical assistance, Canadian -- Developing countries.     Medical assistance, Canadian -- Haiti.     Humanitarian assistance, Canadian -- Developing countries.     Humanitarian assistance, Canadian -- Haiti.     Physicians -- Travel -- Haiti.     Physicians -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Furey, Andrew.       by title:      Hope in the balance ...       by call number:      610.69 F983h     Search the Web     Furey, Andrew.     Furey, Andrew -- Travel -- Haiti.     Team Broken Earth (Organization)     Medical assistance, Canadian -- Developing countries.     Medical assistance, Canadian -- Haiti.     Humanitarian assistance, Canadian -- Developing countries.     Humanitarian assistance, Canadian -- Haiti.     Physicians -- Travel -- Haiti.     Physicians -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Biography.       MARC Display

Hope in the balance : a Newfoundland doctor meets a world in crisis / Andrew Furey. by Furey, Andrew. Doubleday Canada, 2020. Call #: 610.69 F983h Subjects Furey, Andrew -- Travel -- Haiti.   Team Broken Earth (Organization)   Medical assistance, Canadian -- Developing countries.   Medical assistance, Canadian -- Haiti.   Humanitarian assistance, Canadian -- Developing countries.   Humanitarian assistance, Canadian -- Haiti.   Physicians -- Travel -- Haiti.   Physicians -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Biography. ISBN:  9780385692618 (hc) Description:  xi, 273 p. ; 24 cm. Summary:  "Dr. Andrew Furey, an orthopedic surgeon, was sitting by a large fireplace at home in St John's, watching an even larger flat-screen TV, when dreadful images of the aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti burst in on the cosy domestic scene. Human suffering on an epic scale was being documented in real time. Dr. Furey spent a sleepless night, and woke knowing he had to help in some way. In what has been a theme throughout Newfoundland and Labrador's history, he found himself answering the call for help. Dr. Furey formed a team of three -- himself; his wife and pediatric emergency room physician, Dr. Allison Furey; and orthopedic surgeon Will Moores -- and together they travelled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they spent a week volunteering. The challenge seemed overhelming: a multitude of badly injured victims, horrendous working conditions and the official agencies who left much to be desired in terms of organization. But somehow the trio did not lose hope. Instead, they redoubled their efforts. After returning from that first mission, Dr. Furey founded Team Broken Earth -- an expert, unbureaucratic, fleet-footed volunteer task force of physicians, nurses and physiotherapists committed to providing aid in Haiti. The organization has continued to grow, recruiting volunteers from all over Canada. It has carried out many more missions to Port-au-Prince and has expanded its operations to other countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Guatemala and Nicaragua. And its mission has expanded in other ways, with education and training for local medical professionals now at the heart of its endeavour. Dr. Andrew Furey tells the story of Team Broken Earth's founding and remarkable work. He shares his doubts and failures and moments of near-despair. He explores how his Newfoundland upbringing has informed his efforts abroad."--Publisher. Genre:  Memoirs. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 610.69 F983h Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 610.69 F983h Adult books Checked out Jul 08, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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