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A conversation with the former international president of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) about his experiences working in some of the world's worst trouble spots -- Rwanda, Somalia, Afghanistan -- and the big challenge facing humanitarianism, the blurring of boundaries between humanitarian assistance and the political objectives of military intervention.

Guests

James Orbinski
Past international President of MSF; Research Scientist and Associate Professor at St Michael's Hospital and the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto.

Publications

Title: An Imperfect Offering: Dispatches from the medical frontline
Author: James Orbinski
Publisher: Text Publishing, 2008.

Presenter

Phillip Adams

Story Researcher and Producer

Chris Bullock

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