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Born Under a Bad Sign
Yalda Hakim travels to Iraq to investigate the staggering rise in the numbers of babies born with birth defects and cancer since the start of the war ten years ago.
Yalda Hakim travels to Iraq to investigate the staggering rise in the numbers of babies born with birth defects and cancer since the start of the war ten years ago. A recent report has found compelling evidence linking the problem to coalition munitions - but it's not been proved. And this is a country where the health system is already overstretched. Yalda asks what's being done to resolve the problem.
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