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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Strada has spent much of his career caring for the victims of war. 
 While he was working in a Pakistani field hospital in 1987, he was shocked 
 to find that most of the war victims he treated were women and children. In 
 a recent interview, Dr. Strada stated, "When I tried to understand more, I 
 found out that there isn't a war where 90 percent of the casualties aren't 
 civilian. They talk about precision bombing, and then they bomb a city and 
 you end up spending days with people that have been torn to pieces." Dr. 
 Strada's observations are consistent with studies conducted by the United 
 Nations Childrens Fund, which have shown that over the past decade, 90% of 
 war casualties have been civilians.  To better care for war victims, in 
 1994 Dr. Strada co-founded the Italian organization, "Emergency," dedicated 
 to providing medical and surgical treatment for civilian victims of war 
 around the world. "Emergency" has been operating in northern Iraq since 
 1995, and recently set up facilities in Baghdad and Karbala. Other war-torn 
 areas in which "Emergency" operates include Afghanistan, Sudan, Rwanda, 
 Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and the occupied Palestinian territories. Over the 
 past decade, "Emergency" has grown from a small group of volunteers based 
 in Italy into an international medical relief organization. More 
 information about "Emergency" can be found on the U.S. website at 
 http://www.emergencyusa.org.   In addition to caring for victims in the 
 field and helping direct "Emergency," Dr. Strada has also written a book, 
 "Green Parrots: treating the civilian victims of war - a surgeon's diary." 
 (A "green parrot" is a type of landmine.) Dr. Strada will discuss his book, 
 his experiences in the field, and his perspectives on war and the health 
 effects of war during his Sacramento area presentations.   \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/03/11/60133.php
SUMMARY:Dr. Gino Strada, War-Zone Surgeon, to Speak in Davis & Sacramento
LOCATION:Three talks, three locations:  Sunday, March 13, 7 PM at International 
 House, 10 College Park Drive, Davis  Monday, March 14, 11 AM in the Hinde 
 Auditorium of the CSUS Student Union  Monday, March 14, 7 PM at the Newman 
 Center, 5900 Newman Court, Sacramento  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/03/11/60133.php
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