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“We even save a few lives, but only a fraction of the lives that need to be saved. Soon, we will leave and when we leave there will be nothing to take our place. The meningitis epidemic, cholera, measles, typhoid fever, all preventable diseases, will return and continue as before. The only solution is a political solution, national public health programs, responsible corporations who reap only as much as they sow. Shell Oil with a conscience. Nigeria doesn't need us. What we do here is less than nothing. We take the pressure off the powers that be, making it easier for those who plunder to keep on plundering. This is the humanitarian aid paradox.”

Pamela Grim, Just Here Trying to Save a Few Lives: Tales of Life and Death from the ER
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Just Here Trying to Save a Few Lives: Tales of Life and Death from the ER Just Here Trying to Save a Few Lives: Tales of Life and Death from the ER by Pamela Grim
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