The Lancet July 16 2016 Under Severe Duress – Healthcare in Iraq

The release of a study on congenital birth defects in Iraq has been met with controversy, with some experts questioning its methodology and peer review. WHO officials have stepped in …

10 years after American and British forces toppled Saddam Hussein and helped initiate a decade of intense violence, life expectancy at birth in Iraq is 59 years—at least 12 years …

Iraq boasts the world’s fourth-largest proven oil reserves, but much of the country has not even been explored. For WesternZagros, a small, new firm, and for Talisman, its larger, richer …

Six years after the invasion of Iraq, amid continuing violence, the country’s health system, devoid of staff and facilities, is struggling to cope with the needs of the population.

Despite the growing attention being paid to the cause of international debt relief, led by celebrities such as Bono, little has actually been done to ease the financial burden on …