Working with minimal equipment and supplies, MSF surgeon, Dr. Paul McMaster explains challenges facing rescuers working to save lives, expresses fear that crisis will soon fade from headlines despite the desperate need for ongoing help.

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Aid workers setting up Médecins Sans Frontières inflatable hospital on a football field in Port-au-Prince.
posted by John Paolozzi on Jan 22, 2010