1/3 of Iraqi children now malnourished 4 years after US invasion

[Jcrowley]

Third of Iraqi children now malnourished four years after US invasion
16 Mar 2007 15:10:23 GMT
Source: Caritas Internationalis

Vatican City – Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Iraq say that malnutrition rates have risen in Iraq from 19 percent before the US-led invasion to a national average of 28 percent four years later.

Caritas says that rising hunger has been caused by high levels of insecurity, collapsed healthcare and other infrastructure, increased polarisation between different sects and tribes, and rising poverty.

Over 11 percent of newborn babies are born underweight in Iraq today, compared with a figure of 4 percent in 2003. Before March 2003, Iraq already had significant infant mortality due to malnutrition because of the international sanctions regime.

Caritas Iraq has been running a series of Well Baby Clinics throughout the country. Currently it provides supplementary food for 8000 children up to 8 years and new mothers. The Caritas clinics help the most vulnerable, and the health crisis they face is much worse than the national average.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/carintern/9e9e54eac735cfcd9b98b3a8e031cfa4.htm

[MadMaddie]

1. But, But...didn't * just say things are going well in Iraq......

:sarcasm:

[BayCityProgressive]

2. ...

:-( Bush is the new Hitler or Stalin...

[MadMaddie]

3. Propaganda King that will be his legacy.....

He is a pathetic little man just like Hitler and Stalin. In order for him to retain his power he has crushed careers of American patriots and taken this country to an illegal war....

What is America going to do is the question?

[MidwestTransplant]

4. Don't tell Pickles. This may interfere with her 1 bomb a day Iraq fantasy

[tnlefty]

5. Doesn't that just make you proud?!!!? And Bush** is such a fine,

christian man. Kill'em while they're young so we won't have to worry about them here later. :puke: