what happened and what it tells us about Iraq's health system
- Written by: Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
At least 82 people are dead after a horrific fire swept through the COVID intensive care unit of one of Iraq’s main hospitals over the weekend. The Iraqi prime minster has suspended the nation’s health minister over the incident.
It’s been reported the blaze began when an accident caused an oxygen tank to explode at Ibn al-Khatib...
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