Salih al-Hasnawi

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Dr. Salih Mahdi Motlab al-Hasnawi is an Iraqi doctor and politician, who has been the Minister of Health since 30 October 2007.[1] He is a Shi'ite Muslim, but independent of any political party.[2]

He worked professionally as a mental health doctor and was a consultant psychiatrist and Director of Health for Karbala before being appointed to the post of Health Minister.[3]

In January 2008 he reported the results of the "Iraq Family Health Survey" of 9,345 households across Iraq which was carried out in 2006 and 2007 for the World Health Organization and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.[4][5] It estimated that there had been 151,000 violence-related Iraqi deaths (95% uncertainty range, 104,000 to 223,000) from March 2003 through June 2006.[6][7][8]

Political offices
Preceded by
Ali al-Shemari		 Health Minister of Iraq
2007 – present		 Incumbent

[edit] References

  1. ^ Iraq Moves to Repeal Immunity for Guards, Washington Post, 2007-10-31, accessed on 2008-03-06
  2. ^ SUNNI LEADERS CRITICIZE PARLIAMENT VOTE ON MINISTERS, Radio Free Europe, 2007-10-31, accessed on 2008-03-06
  3. ^ The Military Health System Blog, Dr. Bruno Himmler, 2007-12-06, accessed on 2008-03-06
  4. ^ Alkhuzai AH, Ahmad IJ, Hweel MJ, Ismail TW, et al. (2008). "Violence-Related Mortality in Iraq from 2002 to 2006". New England Journal of Medicine 358 (2): 484–93. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa0707782. PMID 18184950.  January 31, 2008. Supplementary Appendix provided by the authors: [1]
  5. ^ WHO country office in Iraq. Iraq Family Health Survey. World Health Organization (WHO).
  6. ^ "New study says 151,000 Iraqi dead". January 10, 2008. BBC News Online.
  7. ^ "151,000 civilians killed since Iraq invasion". By Sarah Boseley. January 10, 2008. The Guardian.
  8. ^ "W.H.O. Says Iraq Civilian Death Toll Higher Than Cited". By Lawrence K. Altman and Richard A. Oppel Jr.. January 10, 2008. New York Times.
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