Urgent Calls from Distant Places: An Emergency Doctor's Notes About Life and Death on the Frontiers of East Africa

In this riveting true-life thriller, a doctor flying out to frontline medical emergencies in Africa shares the daring adventures, victories, and heartbreak of trying to heal.

As a physician, Dr. Marc-David Munk never knew when his team's small plane landed in a remote spot in East Africa what he would find on the ground. He and his team—the famed AMREF East African Flying Doctors Service—had been summoned to treat health emergencies too dire for local care. Over his time as a volunteer, he f...