Patrick Cockburn

Iraqis are facing a public health emergency

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 : It is the kind of news that nobody wanted to hear. A new outbreak of cholera in Iraq has already affected more than 500 people, and caused almost a dozen deaths. This outbreak only confirms what, by...

Iraqis are facing a public health emergency

It is the kind of news that nobody wanted to hear. According to Jeremy Hobbs, director of Oxfam International, "The terrible violence in Iraq has masked an ongoing humanitarian crisis. Malnutrition among children has...

Iraqis are facing a public health emergency

It is the kind of news that nobody wanted to hear. A new outbreak of cholera in Iraq has already affected more than 500 people, and caused almost a dozen deaths. This outbreak only confirms what, by any measure, is a...