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Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News

’Tis the season of giving. But the field staff of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders don’t wait for a designated time of year to lend a hand. A live broadcast from New York City’s Skirball Center explores the sacrifices and challenges of four aid workers in the war-torn Congo and post-conflict Liberia. The 90-minute doc Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders intercuts their stories and struggles to save lives in extreme conditions. “20/20” news anchor Elizabeth Vargas wraps it up with a panel discussion featuring input from one of the doctors, the director of DWB-USA and award-winning journalists as they explore these real dilemmas. It’s sure to make you consider what “giving” really means.