{"product_id":"9798895656716","title":"Miss Kathi : Saving Lives in North Korea - Kathi Zellweger","description":"The remarkable story of Swiss aid worker Kathi Zellweger, whose history of engagement with a secretive, isolated North Korea over nearly three decades is unprecedented in its scope, access, and humanitarian impact. One of the first book-length accounts in English by an aid worker operating on the ground in North Korea, Miss Kathi chronicles the story of a woman who has lived out her commitment to the poor and most vulnerable-undaunted by the tensions and threat of conflict perpetually looming over the Korean peninsula. For many North Koreans, Kathi Zellweger-a native of Switzerland-was the first foreigner they had ever met or even seen. Playing a central role in the early years of international relief efforts in North Korea was a lonely job, as Kathi addressed the humanitarian needs of a suffering people largely ignored by the world because of their citizenship. She befriended local doctors, nurses, and caregivers; negotiated with suspicious government officials; overcame international doubts about the diversion of relief supplies to the military; and, over a period of years, spearheaded an effort that provided food, medicine, and development aid. Ultimately, her efforts saved the lives of thousands of people-most of them children. As one official in Pyongyang emotionally declared to her during a visit in the late 1990s, even though she was in no way a missionary, \"Miss Kathi-you are the Mother Teresa of North Korea!\"","brand":"Kathi Zellweger","offers":[{"title":"384 pages \/ 08\/10\/2026 \/ Medicine: general issues","offer_id":57448422015351,"sku":"9798895656716","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9798895656716.jpg?v=1789031711","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9798895656716","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}