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Conflict-zone Surgeon - David Nott

Conflict-zone Surgeon - David Nott

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British surgeon David Nott spent five weeks practising medicine on Syria's frontline

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The International diplomatic effort to push Syria's warring
parties to the negotiating table continues - as does the mission
to eliminate the Assad regime's stockpile of chemical weapons.
But all the while the suffering of Syrian civilians intensifies.
Hardtalk speaks to David Nott, a British surgeon recently
returned from five weeks practising frontline medicine in
rebel-held Syrian territory. He calls it the most troubling
experience in his 20 years of crisis care. In a conflict such as
Syria's, how much difference can a courageous doctor make?