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 Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: Iraq's quiet healthcare crisis |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8027664.stm
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After several failed operations, his family became certain that he'd stay disfigured for the rest of his life.
But a few months ago his mother heard about a free clinic in Jordan where doctors could restore the damaged tissue on Hussein's head.
It was only on the operating table in Amman, as Hussein was put under anaesthetic, that surgeons discovered that something else was wrong - the boy could not close his eyes.
"Because his skin is so stretched, he could not shut his eyes. That is very dangerous and could lead to blindness. So we operated on his eyes instead," Hussein's doctor says.
Dr Nagham Hussein, who is Iraqi herself, says she is not surprised that despite multiple surgeries no-one in Baghdad noticed Hussein's serious chronic condition.
"Doctors in Iraq are too busy saving lives. This kind of surgery is a luxury," she says. |
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