News: The Jordanian Red Crescent and Iraqi Refugee Health

Emily Stivers has posted an excellent report on The Ground Truth in Iraq blog of her visit to a Jordanian Red Crescent medical center:

Iraqi refugees are believed to have extremely high rates of chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, owing to their increasing levels of stress and inability to afford decent food. Yet this clinic has no X-rays, no blood-glucose meters, no equipment for radiation or chemotherapy, and very little medication. Just a crude heart monitor, a small oxygen tank and one of those arm bands for taking blood pressure. The doctors find they can do very little for many of the patients who come in.