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Tribute to Alexandre Hay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Cornelio Sommaruga
Cornelio Sommaruga*
Affiliation:
President International Committee of the Red Cross
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Extract

Alexandre Hay bore the last few months of his illness, which he knew was extremely grave, with lucidity and fortitude. He had full confidence in his doctors but as a deeply religious man he knew that, while our duty as human beings is to strive for success in what we do, the final word lies with the Creator. He never made a show of his religious conviction, but at the hour of reckoning did not hesitate to affirm his unreserved submission to God's will.

Type
International Committee of the Red Cross
Information
International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 31 , Special Issue 284: Health Protection and Medical Assistance in Disaster Situations , October 1991 , pp. 535 - 539
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1991

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