The humanitarian cost of a war in Iraq

Only nine international NGOs are working in Iraq, and they and UN agencies will cease operations in the event of war. A Feb 12, 2003, request for contractors issued by USAID anticipates that it would take a year after military intervention to rehabilitate Iraq's major port and three airports, r...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2003-03, Vol.361 (9360), p.874-874
Main Authors: Benjamin, Elisabeth R, Clements, Charlie, McCally, Michael, Pellett, Peter L, Van Rooyen, Michael J, Waldman, Ronald J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airports
Altruism
Biological and medical sciences
Costs and Cost Analysis
Drinking water
Economics
Health services
Health Services Needs and Demand - economics
Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data
Human rights
Humanitarian aid
Humans
Iraq
Medical sciences
Military
Miscellaneous
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Nutrition
Oximetry
Population
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Urban areas
War
Warfare
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Summary:Only nine international NGOs are working in Iraq, and they and UN agencies will cease operations in the event of war. A Feb 12, 2003, request for contractors issued by USAID anticipates that it would take a year after military intervention to rehabilitate Iraq's major port and three airports, restore electrical facilities to 75% of their 1990 capacity, and provide potable water to urban areas. In an immediate postwar period, when need will be greatest, the tendency of international NGOs or for-profit contractors hired by the US government will be to establish new or parallel systems to provide food and health services to the population. This approach would be a mistake.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12716-X