ophiel
May 8, 2003, 05:50 PM
Occupying power failing medical responsibilities in Iraq.
"The people responsible today for Iraq have to address the current problems (in the hospitals). The lack of leadership and administration has to be addressed very, very urgently. (These) issues mean that people are not getting adequate treatment. It should be easy to put in place a system very quickly that will take on the responsibility to get the Iraqi health care system working. It is more needed now than huge amounts of medical supplies."
[edited excerpt from MSF International Council President Dr Rostrup's presentation on April 23.]
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Stuck in unsuitable camp in 'no man's land'
About 1,000 Iraqi refugees are stuck in a camp where lack of facilities and overall conditions can only worsen their condition - while fully equipped camps remain empty just 50kms away.
[go to http://www.msf.org/content/page.cfm?articleid=5B50A25E-4797-465A-8C4F93FF75DB7C15 for more details.]
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The Lancet: April 26 - The Geneva Convention is clear on the obligation of occupying powers to provide for the hygiene and public health of the civilian population as well as for the provision of relief.
[follw this link: http://www.msf.org/content/page.cfm?articleid=94DE202D-7F34-4DD1-A9B92002592D236A to find out more about Laws, war, and public health.]
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The Lancet: April 26 - A simple solution would be to call the military relief operations just that. The media should stop using the word "humanitarian" when it is both wrong and unnecessary.
[Follow this link: http://www.msf.org/content/page.cfm?articleid=EA3E9932-8155-4879-B5F281986D5EF3A6 To discover the difference between military relief and humanitarian aid.]
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Thank you. Please check out http://www.msf.org and spread the word to unknowing friends.
nathan
ophiel.
Lv. 72 fomar.
[mars army]
-lafayette division leader-
[echelon]
"The people responsible today for Iraq have to address the current problems (in the hospitals). The lack of leadership and administration has to be addressed very, very urgently. (These) issues mean that people are not getting adequate treatment. It should be easy to put in place a system very quickly that will take on the responsibility to get the Iraqi health care system working. It is more needed now than huge amounts of medical supplies."
[edited excerpt from MSF International Council President Dr Rostrup's presentation on April 23.]
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[more]
Stuck in unsuitable camp in 'no man's land'
About 1,000 Iraqi refugees are stuck in a camp where lack of facilities and overall conditions can only worsen their condition - while fully equipped camps remain empty just 50kms away.
[go to http://www.msf.org/content/page.cfm?articleid=5B50A25E-4797-465A-8C4F93FF75DB7C15 for more details.]
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[more]
The Lancet: April 26 - The Geneva Convention is clear on the obligation of occupying powers to provide for the hygiene and public health of the civilian population as well as for the provision of relief.
[follw this link: http://www.msf.org/content/page.cfm?articleid=94DE202D-7F34-4DD1-A9B92002592D236A to find out more about Laws, war, and public health.]
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[more]
The Lancet: April 26 - A simple solution would be to call the military relief operations just that. The media should stop using the word "humanitarian" when it is both wrong and unnecessary.
[Follow this link: http://www.msf.org/content/page.cfm?articleid=EA3E9932-8155-4879-B5F281986D5EF3A6 To discover the difference between military relief and humanitarian aid.]
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Thank you. Please check out http://www.msf.org and spread the word to unknowing friends.
nathan
ophiel.
Lv. 72 fomar.
[mars army]
-lafayette division leader-
[echelon]