Iraq: millions at risk from polluted water (Thursday, October 30th, 2008)

Published by Editors in Health, Iraq, Society And Economy at 9:38 am with no comments.

“There has been some improvement in recent months, both in terms of security and essential services. More people now have access to health services and clean water. But far too many Iraqis still have no choice but to drink dirty water and live in insalubrious conditions,” said Juan-Pedro Schaerer, the ICRC’s head of delegation for […]

IRAQ: The Biggest Hospitals Become Sick (Saturday, September 27th, 2008)

Published by Editors in Features, Health, Iraq, Society And Economy at 8:36 am with no comments.

At this complex now, it is not even safe to drink tap water any more. Sometimes doctors cannot find water even to wash their hands. Equipment is often not sterilised.
 
The hospital gets about two hours of electricity a day. It has some generators, but these have to be cut out frequently.
 
This is in a […]

منظمات دولية تدعو الى إجراء دراسة للتشوهات الخلقية عند الاطفال في الفلوجة (Monday, June 16th, 2008)

Published by Editors in Health, Iraq, War Crimes at 12:25 am with no comments.

منظمات دولية تدعو الى إجراء دراسة للتشوهات الخلقية عند الاطفال في الفلوجة
الفلوجة – لندن - النور
بدأتْ آثار الحرب على العراق وتحديداً العمليات العسكرية التي دارت في الفلوجة تطفو على السطح وخصوصاً بين صفوف الأطفال حديثي الولادة، حيث طالبت العوائل في المدينة بإجراء تحقيق مستقل بشأن زيادة عدد الأطفال حديثي الولادة الذين يعانون […]

IRAQ: ‘Special Weapons’ Have a Fallout on Babies (Thursday, June 12th, 2008)

Published by Editors in Features, Health, Iraq, War Crimes, Women and Children at 11:28 am with 4 comments.

Many babies were born with major congenital malformations. These infants include many with heart defects, cleft lip or palate, Down’s syndrome, and limb defects.

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IRAQ: ‘Special […]

اطباء العراق يطالبون بتحسين اوضاعهم الامنية والمهنية والانسانية (Sunday, April 27th, 2008)

Published by Editors in Health, Iraq at 12:47 pm with no comments.

طالب اطباء العراق بتحسين اوضاعهم الامنية والمهنية والانسانية من اجل تهئية الاجواء لعودة الاطباء العراقيين الموجودون حاليا في الخارج لخدمة البلاد.جاء ذلك خلال ندوة عقدت بمدينة الطب امس السبت نظمها تجمع المستقبل لأطباء العراق وخصصت لبحث المشاكل والمعوقات التي تواجه الواقع الطبي العراقي. واوضح مدير عام دائرة مدينة الطب هاني موسى بدر ان حث الأطباء […]