MSM, OStJ, MD, CM, FRCP(C), FACP
In the summer of 1998, Dr. Jeremy Brown, Senior Medical Attaché at the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, provided medical assistance to the wounded following the bombing of the United States Embassy, having run nearly a kilometre from the Canadian Mission, medical kit in hand. Setting aside his personal safety, Dr. Brown entered the devastated, smoking rubble to tend to the injured, offering care to survivors and comfort to the dying.
He continued working through the hours, days, and weeks that followed the attack, which killed more than 200 people and injured over 4,000. Through his compassion, courage, and dedication, Dr. Brown brought great honour to his profession and to Canada. For his actions, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Governor General of Canada.
Dr. Brown later served as Medical Attaché at the Canadian Embassy in Vienna, Austria. A committed humanitarian, he worked with ICROSS Canada on medical programs in Africa, including treatment initiatives for Maasai patients suffering from advanced HIV/AIDS-related conditions. His humanitarian service included medical work in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia.
Dr. Brown died suddenly in Vienna, Austria, in 2003 at the age of 51. He is remembered as a devoted husband and father, an extraordinary physician, and a tireless humanitarian whose compassion touched countless lives around the world.
