Doctors Without Borders aid worker discusses earthquake relief efforts in Turkey, Syria

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Doctors Without Borders is sending support to Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes which hit the region Monday and have claimed thousands of lives. Sherwan Qasem, who is from Syria and works on the organization's emergency desk in Amsterdam, discussed what it has been like to manage operations for his home country while living abroad.

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