Looking to rebuild Iraq’s healthcare system

The British government has instigated a training scheme in the UK for Iraqi doctors, 1 who for many years have worked under UN sanctions restricting access to all imported materials for continuing professional development, including the BMJ. 2 Some of those involved in this clinical training program...

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Published in:BMJ 2009-11, Vol.339 (nov10 1), p.b4621-b4621
Main Authors: Rawaf, Salman, Dubois, Elizabeth, Kubba, Ali, Al-Shawaf, Talha, Zoma, Asad, Al-Hadithi, Tariq, Elhassani, Sami
Format: Article
Language:English
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Long term
Physicians
Training
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Summary:The British government has instigated a training scheme in the UK for Iraqi doctors, 1 who for many years have worked under UN sanctions restricting access to all imported materials for continuing professional development, including the BMJ. 2 Some of those involved in this clinical training programme, supported by all of the royal medical colleges, have returned to Iraq to help reinstate the health system to its glory days of the 1980s.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.b4621