AFRO-NETS> War, Health and Human services

[A Odutola <chpss_abo@yahoo.com>]

War, Health and Human services
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Dear All, 

The story below helps to put the impact of the Iraq war on health and 
human services in perspective. It also serves to put in perspective 
that indeed Nigeria has been engaged in a low intensity war long be-
fore Iraq. As in Iraq, this has had and continues to have untold dam-
aging impact on Nigeria's health and human services infrastructure.

Comments welcome.

A. Odutola
Centre for Health Policy & Strategic Studies (CHPSS)
mailto:chpss_abo@yahoo.com


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Fuel shortage hits hard

BAGHDAD, 2 May 2003 (IRIN) - At Shahid Adnan Hospital in Baghdad, 
war-wounded are queuing up to see the plastic surgeon, Dr Kamal 
Husayn. But on the other side of the city, Kamal is himself queuing 
up - for petrol to get to work. So far, he has been waiting over an 
hour in a line four deep and stretching back more than 400 metres 
down the road from the Al-Khalisah petrol station.

He should reach the pumps in about half an hour, he estimates. The 
situation frustrates him beyond belief, that in an oil-rich country 
like Iraq he should be wasting two hours several times a week lining 
up to get petrol just to travel to the hospital, where he is badly 
needed.

"I feel very tired. I dislike this situation. It is very difficult," 
he said. He would try and save time by paying extra and buying petrol 
from hawkers, but they often mixed the fuel with water, and he could 
not afford to break down. 

Get full story here: 
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=33834&SelectRegion=Iraq_Crisis&SelectCountry=IRAQ
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