Workshop Notes

 - Health situation in Iraq -

• Help get microscopes needed for cancer research in Iraq
• Get in touch with and understand the culture in Iraq
• Collaborate with military in student’s own country to explain to them the health effects of war on Iraq/ also explain to the government
• Collect free pharma products for Iraq
• Collect medical books and journals and educational material for medical students and doctors in Iraq
• Educate doctors
• Set up local campaigning group to create a lobby against war e.g. write letters to MPs and others
• Organise an event in student’s own university using the video film (of Dr Salam Ismael, Doctors for Iraq) and Medact presentation.
• Organise an event in student’s own university  and invite Iraqi doctors living in that country to participate
• Contact and make links with medical students in Iraq (also Doctors for Iraq)
• Contact Medact (http://www.medact.org)