The Barefoot Surgeon
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The Barefoot Surgeon

The Inspirational Story of Dr Sanduk Ruit, the Eye Surgeon Giving Sight and Hope to the World's Poor

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The Barefoot Surgeon

The Inspirational Story of Dr Sanduk Ruit, the Eye Surgeon Giving Sight and Hope to the World's Poor

About this book

This is the extraordinary story of Dr. Sanduk Ruit who, like his mentor Fred Hollows, took on the world's medical establishment to give the life-changing gift of sight to hundreds and thousands of the world's poorest and most isolated people. It is the story of a boy from the lowest tiers of a rigid caste system who grew up in a tiny, remote Himalayan village with no school to become one of the most respected ophthalmologists in the world and a medical giant of Asia. It is also the story of a young doctor who became Fred Hollows' medical soul mate and who chose to defy the world's medical establishment and the lure of riches to make the world a better place.

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Information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781760636357
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  3. TITLE PAGE
  4. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  5. CONTENTS
  6. DEDICATION
  7. PROLOGUE
  8. 1 OUT OF THIN AIR
  9. 2 VERTIGO
  10. 3 HEY, BHOTEY
  11. 4 YANGLA’S SONG
  12. 5 THE GIFT
  13. 6 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES
  14. 7 TRAVELLING LIGHT
  15. 8 AGAINST THE WIND
  16. 9 MAVERICKS
  17. 10 SECOND CHANCES
  18. 11 THE WILD WEST
  19. 12 FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE
  20. 13 FAREWELL TO A FRIEND
  21. 14 THE BEST OF MY LOVE
  22. 15 LITTLE RIVER
  23. 16 OPEN FOR BUSINESS
  24. 17 PIECES OF MAGIC
  25. 18 LEAN ON ME
  26. 19 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
  27. 20 KATHMANDU CALLING
  28. 21 SHINING STAR
  29. 22 ON A CLEAR DAY
  30. 23 PRIVATE HEARTACHE
  31. 24 REBUILDING FROM THE RUINS
  32. 25 NORTHERN EXPOSURE
  33. 26 A LAND CALLED PARADISE
  34. 27 DRAGON OF THE SKY
  35. EPILOGUE
  36. PIC SECTION
  37. POSTSCRIPT
  38. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  39. APPENDIX THE HISTORY OF CATARACT SURGERY