IT RAINED, IT SNOWED, IT STORMED...
BUT ISRAEL'S WATER CRISIS CONTINUES!
CONSIDER...
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Emergency and Disaster
Committee of the AAMA,
encountered dire problems
in children's health, wo-
men's health, water, sanita-
tion and public health.
Dr. Dass said the Al-
Qadissiya Hospital in
Baghdad reported a 100 per-
cent premature infant mor-
tality during the aerial
phase of the war, at which
time the pediatric intensive
care unit was shut down due
to lack of electricity.
The committee, led by Dr.
Arfan Al-Hani of Chicago,
contributed more than
$300,000. "The Iraqi health
system, considered superior
by local Middle Eastern
standards, was rendered
totally ineffective in the face
of this enormous medical
problem," Dr. Al-Hani said.
Ms. Oram visited Basra,
Mosul, Kerbala, Najes —
provinces that were heavily
bombed. "The country's in-
frastructure is gone," she
said, "completely out of
whack. Iraqis are living on
the verge of desperation."
According to the doctor's
report, in Basra, the second
largest city in Iraq, there
were no DPI', polio, 1\1 R, or
BCG vaccines available.
Cessation of milk in lac-
tating mothers due to stress
and malnutrition was cited
by physicians as another
reason for increased in-
cidences of gastroenteritis, a
stomach disorder, with chil-
dren relying heavily on
unhygienically prepared
nutrition.
Victims Of War, started by
six Iraqi women, raised $2.5
million for relief. "Our sup-
port is humanitarian," Ms.
Oram said. "Whether a
bomb drops in Baghdad or in
Israel, it is a terrible
tragedy." ❑
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l LOCAL NEWS Imm
Kadima Slates
Meeting, Program
Kadima will hold its 1992
annual meeting 7:30 p.m. Feb.
3 at the Hunters Ridge Club
House, 31200 Hunters Drive,
Farmington Hills. The
meeting is open to the public
and dessert will be served.
Joyce Weiss will speak on
"How to Motivate Yourself."
Ms. Weiss is president of
Joyce Weiss Associates of
West Bloomfield, a manage-
ment consulting firm.
Kadima is a non-profit, non-
sectarian organization offer-
ing innovative programs to
help adults with psychiatric
disabilities re-enter the corn-
munity as productive citizens.
• Most of the water ran off to the
Mediterranean and Dead Seas.
• Israel's underground aquifers are
still depleted.
• The Jazreel Valley,
Israel's "Breadbasket," is still
threatened by water cutbacks.
• The immigration of thousands of
Russian Jews is straining Israel's
water supply.
JNF IS MEETING THE CHALLENGE BY BUILDING DAMS AND RESERVOIRS
THROUGHOUT ISRAEL
"The water shortage is a matter of life and death.
The ability to do something about it is in the hands of the Jewish National Fund."
Rafael Eitan, Former Israeli Minister of Agriculture
You can double your donation! The Samuel M. and Helene K. Soref Foundation of Ft. Lauderdale
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