Tom Fudge : The United States invaded Iraq for two stated reasons. The first was to protect the American people and our allies from weapons of mass destruction. It turned out Saddam Hussein didn't have any. The other reason was to improve the lives of the Iraqi people who suffered under Hussein's dictatorial rule. Improving the lives of Iraqis is something that could still happen. But so far that's not been the case. The war has laid waste to much of the country's infrastructure and many of its public institutions. One of those institutions is the health care system. Actually the health care system started going downhill prior to the war. This was the result of economic sanctions that kept medicine and supplies out of the country. But since the war, things have gotten worse. Joining us to talk Iraqi health care is Wael Al -Delaimy. Dr. Al-Delaimy was born and raised in Iraq, where he received his medical training. Both of his parents are Iraqi doctors. His brother is a professor in Iraq and also a practicing physician. Wael al-Delaimy is now an associate professor at the UCSD School of Medicine.
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- Dr. Wael Al-Delaimy, associate professor at UCSD's School of Medicine. Dr. Al-Delaimy was born and raised in Iraq, where he received his medical training.
