Monday, November 29, 2004
Iraq Log: Accounts of Daily Life in Iraq by People Who Are There - BBC News
Posted by Yasmin Abdulaziz Baghdad, 29 November
I'm working as part of a national inoculation programme. My team consists of a driver and a male nurse and me. We've been working in health centres to the south of Baghdad, in places like Latifiya, Mahmoudiya, Yousifiya. We've also been working in an area between Zafaraniya and Ramadi to the south west of Baghdad. This is an area in which former regime figures such Saddam's son Uday and others had their farms.
On arrival at our destination, I felt like elements of the Saddam regime were still present there. While in that region, we suffered insults and threats, especially from the leaders of the main tribes there. They accused us of working for a "lackey regime". They said our drugs were made in Israel and would harm children!
The state of housing was miserable. Even drinking water was not available. I found many children suffering from diseases such as typhoid. These conditions, left untreated, could lead to death. I also came across victims of missiles that have missed their target and saw a number of people disabled by war injuries. ...
[Note that there are many more entries in this series]
Posted by Yasmin Abdulaziz Baghdad, 29 November
I'm working as part of a national inoculation programme. My team consists of a driver and a male nurse and me. We've been working in health centres to the south of Baghdad, in places like Latifiya, Mahmoudiya, Yousifiya. We've also been working in an area between Zafaraniya and Ramadi to the south west of Baghdad. This is an area in which former regime figures such Saddam's son Uday and others had their farms.
On arrival at our destination, I felt like elements of the Saddam regime were still present there. While in that region, we suffered insults and threats, especially from the leaders of the main tribes there. They accused us of working for a "lackey regime". They said our drugs were made in Israel and would harm children!
The state of housing was miserable. Even drinking water was not available. I found many children suffering from diseases such as typhoid. These conditions, left untreated, could lead to death. I also came across victims of missiles that have missed their target and saw a number of people disabled by war injuries. ...
[Note that there are many more entries in this series]
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