Long Road from Quito
Transforming Health Care in Rural Latin America
- 2019 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, Health (Adult Nonfiction)
Long Road from Quito presents a fascinating portrait of David Gaus, an unlikely trailblazer with deep ties to the University of Notre Dame. Gaus is co-founder of Andean Health and Development (AHD), an organization dedicated to supporting health initiatives in South America. Tony Hiss traces the trajectory of Gaus's life from an accounting undergraduate to a medical doctor committed to bringing modern medicine to poor, rural communities in Ecuador.