Afghanistan • May 2002
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. A young Afghan boy pauses by the bedside of a fellow patient in the Orthopedic Chidren's Ward of the Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital in Kabul on Friday, May 24, 2002. The Geshundheit Instititute, founded by Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, Lufthansa Cargo, and DHL Worldwide Express collaborated to ship medicines, food and orthopedic supplies to the Indira Ghandi Children's Hospital, clinics and orphanages in Kabul. The German NGO (Non Governmental Organization) Hammer Forum supervised the distribution of the donated supplies from various non-profit organizations in the U.S. and The Netherlands. (24 May 2002 Photograph © Chet Gordon / The Image Works)