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An Imperfect Offering, the Glossary

An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action for the Twenty-First Century is a 2008 memoir written by James Orbinski M.D., the former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières.^[1]

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Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions.

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Governor General's Awards

The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields.

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Hope in Hell (book)

Hope in Hell: Inside the World of Doctors Without Borders is a 2006 book by Dan Bortolotti about Médecins Sans Frontières. An Imperfect Offering and Hope in Hell (book) are Médecins Sans Frontières.

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Humanitarian aid

Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance, usually in the short-term, to people in need.

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Humanitarian principles

There are a number of meanings for the term humanitarian.

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James Maskalyk

James Maskalyk is a Canadian emergency medicine physician, author, and meditation teacher. An Imperfect Offering and James Maskalyk are Médecins Sans Frontières.

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James Orbinski

James Jude Orbinski is a Canadian physician, humanitarian activist, author, and scholar in global health. An Imperfect Offering and James Orbinski are Médecins Sans Frontières.

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Life on the Ground Floor: Letters from the Edge of Emergency Medicine is an autobiographical book by Canadian doctor James Maskalyk about his work and reflections on working in emergency departments in St Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada, and Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as well as work in Cambodia and Bolivia.

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Médecins Sans Frontières

italic (MSF; pronounced), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.

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Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.

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Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Nobels fredspris) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Roméo Dallaire

Roméo Antonius Dallaire (born June 25, 1946) is a retired Canadian politician and military officer who was a senator from Quebec from 2005 to 2014, and a lieutenant-general in the Canadian Armed Forces.

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Rwandan genocide

The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred between 7 April and 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War.

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Shake Hands with the Devil (book)

Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda is a book by Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire of the Canadian Forces, with help from Major Brent Beardsley.

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Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing

The Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing is a Canadian literary award, presented by the Writers' Trust of Canada to the best nonfiction book on Canadian political and social issues.

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Six Months in Sudan

Six Months in Sudan is a 2009 autobiographical memoir by Canadian doctor James Maskalyk about his 2007 work in the village of Abyei, Sudan, for Médecins Sans Frontières. An Imperfect Offering and Six Months in Sudan are Médecins Sans Frontières.

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