Baghdad Healthcare

I'm not sure what to think about this article. On one hand, I'm not surprised that Baghdad hospitals are running out of basic supplies with the government turning away aid and hiding other supplies. On the other hand, I could just believe the Iraqi Ministry of Mis-Information creating the situation. But on the third hand (good blog by the way), the descriptions of the actions taken by the doctors could lead to either conclusion.

I truly pity the doctors and patients in Baghdad right now. The doctors, by their nature, are going to want to do what is best for their patient. And their making do with less than ideal supplies bears out this fact. It has got to be hard for them when the Iraqi government is deliberately undermining them. And the patients only want to get proper care, which is nearly impossible given the current state of medical supplies in the capital.

I hope that we get in there and get control of the hospitals as quickly as we can. Get the needed supplies in there and start getting these people taken care of right away. We've brought the war to their doorstep, now we need to take care of them.