Iraqi reconstruction: for an empowerment process

摘要

Between my missions in Iraq in 1994/95 and the latest in May 2003, the health of the Iraqi population has dramatically deteriorated and what little remained of the healthcare system no longer exists. Total chaos reigns, healthcare centres have been looted, and patients are not receiving treatment. Twenty million dollars per month would be needed to revive the system. But for it to operate effectively, it is necessary to first reconstruct it. The purpose of this paper is to stimulate a debate on the possible effects of the current process of humanitarian assistance in Iraq, in which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are involved, because it is necessary to meet the needs of the Iraqi, people in an appropriate way.