title: Canadian military physician one of many who tried to help Rwandans cope with a "world of hurt".
abstract: Lieutenant-Commander Colin Harwood was part of a team from the Canadian Forces Medical Service (CFMS) that was sent to Rwanda in the wake of that country's bloody civil war. The Ottawa-based officer says the CFMS personnel helped ease many serious medical problems during the 10 weeks they spent there, although the sheer numbers of wounded, diseased and orphaned people sometimes seemed overwhelming. The Canadian personnel helped more than 22,000 patients during their stay.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lyttle
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000208:ethnology; D002960:Civil Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008493:Medical Missions; D008887:Military Medicine; D012066:Relief Work; D012432:Rwanda; D014857:Warfare