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and provide humanitarian assistance to nations caught in con-
flicts and with inadequate medical resources. It is well recog-
nized that the success of any war depends primarily on the use
of local forces and the support of the local population.

Medical personnel eagerly participate in humanitarian ef-
forts when they believe they are accomplishing something
worthwhile. But when we are talking about providing medical
relief in the frontlines, only a few have the skills and the mo-
tivation to do so.
Saving lives, treating diseases, improving health, providing a
service where people stop having pain and are able to fight for
their country security is a very important task to accomplish—
for organizations like HASF, it is far more rewarding to save a
life than to take one out . . .

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