Nicole S. Berry is a Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of Unsafe Motherhood: Mayan Maternal Mortality and Subjectivity in Post-War Guatemala.

"Critics worry that short-term global health interventions are mostly ineffective, always ephemeral, sometimes harmful, and often illegal. Yet they draw huge numbers of professionals from high-income countries to places with fewer resources. In this provocative book, Nicole S. Berry illuminates a paradox: why the very conditions that trouble critics ensure that 'DIY global health' feels like a moral good to participants." (Claire Wendland, University of Wisconsin–Madison) "Interest in acquiring international health experiences through short-term medical missions and volunteer tourism has led to critical questions about ethics, responsibility, white saviorism, and unintended negative consequences for receiving communities in Global South countries. . . . Berry provides a deep perspective on why people from the Global North see global health work as ethically important work. . . . In this unique and innovative analysis, [she] encourages scholars, practitioners, and students to reflect on their emotions in order to avoid undermining social justice and accountability despite their good intentions." (Ananya Tina Banerjee, McGill University)

Nicole S. Berry is a Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of Unsafe Motherhood: Mayan Maternal Mortality and Subjectivity in Post-War Guatemala.

"Critics worry that short-term global health interventions are mostly ineffective, always ephemeral, sometimes harmful, and often illegal. Yet they draw huge numbers of professionals from high-income countries to places with fewer resources. In this provocative book, Nicole S. Berry illuminates a paradox: why the very conditions that trouble critics ensure that 'DIY global health' feels like a moral good to participants." (Claire Wendland, University of Wisconsin–Madison) "Interest in acquiring international health experiences through short-term medical missions and volunteer tourism has led to critical questions about ethics, responsibility, white saviorism, and unintended negative consequences for receiving communities in Global South countries. . . . Berry provides a deep perspective on why people from the Global North see global health work as ethically important work. . . . In this unique and innovative analysis, [she] encourages scholars, practitioners, and students to reflect on their emotions in order to avoid undermining social justice and accountability despite their good intentions." (Ananya Tina Banerjee, McGill University)