Haidar's Blog from Iraq
Thursday 13 August 2009
Today was the last day at the Al-Hussain hospital and I sensed sadness in the staff. They didn’t express it, Iraqis rarely discuss and talk about emotions but you can sometimes see it, as Iraqis can get very emotional. We had a rush of patients needing attention, young and old, all having small papers from contacts [...]
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Fundraising News
London tube collection»On Saturday 13 February, volunteers for the Foundation will be out rattling collection boxes in stations across Zone 1 on the London underground. If you spot them, please be generous with your donation! We welcome volunteers to cover the 4-hour shifts so feel free to get in touch.
General News
Royal Free Trust highlights AHF’s work»The Royal Free Trust sent out a press release this week ‘Surgeon expands mission to help Iraqis’, highlighting the work of the Foundation and Haidar’s plans for expanding the clinic in Najaf. They also covered the story on their website, which you can read here.
News from Iraq
First Patients Treated»Opened to the Najaf public on 1 January 2009, the clinic proved highly popular with patients attending from as far afield as Baghdad, Al-Nasiriya and Karbala. This is one of the first patients treated in the newly equipped clinic on New Year’s Day.
