Read A Memoir Of A Humanitarian Doctor’s Work To Prevent Meningitis In Ethiopia

Read A Memoir Of A Humanitarian Doctor’s Work To Prevent Meningitis In Ethiopia

This time of COVID-19 often seems like a disaster more brutal than any that took place before now.

The memoirs of Dr. Cornelia Davis, however, remind us that COVID is not the first and is unlikely to be the last.

These books describing an American doctor's experiences during perilous times in India and Ethiopia remind us that the human spirit can meet any challenge.

This award announcement can give confidence to you if you enjoy reading memoirs but like to have recommendations.

Both books are of particular interest today during the COVID pandemic.

"Searching for Sitala Mata: Eradicating Smallpox in India," recounts Dr. Davis's experiences working for WHO in India in the landmark smallpox eradication program.

“Three Years in Ethiopia: How a Civil War and Epidemics Led Me to My Daughter” tells of Dr. Davis’s work for WHO to assist the Ethiopian government in preventing meningitis

In addition, she relates how she found and adopted a threemonth-old baby from the street.

Although she finished medical school and residency as a pediatrician, her humanitarian work with WHO in India permanently changed her focus.

Realizing then that her calling was public health, she went back to school and earned a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

As of 2013, Dr. Davis is retired, living on the shores of Lake Chapala in Mexico, not far from Guadalajara.

She has now written and recently published her third memoir “Risking Is Better Than Regretting: Live Without Regrets.”

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