Iraq's quiet healthcare crisis (BBC)

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"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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Since 2006, a team of Iraqi surgeons in Amman have been trying to finish the work started by their colleagues in Iraq.
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Also, as a result a result of security concerns the programme does not have a representative in Iraq. Instead it relies on an undercover network of doctors in Iraqi hospitals, who refer patients to Amman.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8027664.stm