After the wave: bringing emergency medical care to Aceh

[摘要] When I first arrived in Meulaboh, a city on the west coast of Aceh, Sumatra, I went down to see the harbour. It was completely devastated, and although most of the corpses had been removed, the smell of dead bodies still filled the air. There were not many people around, but some were still sorting through the muddy debris, trying to salvage belongings. Although I didn't witness the actual moment when the tsunami hit, I caught a glimpse of the huge physical devastation in the words and minds of the people I met and patients I treated.

[学科分类] 卫生学