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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.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Mar 201322:30GMT

Broadcasts

  • Fri 22 Mar 201320:30GMT
  • Sat 23 Mar 201311:30GMT
  • Sat 23 Mar 201316:30GMT
  • Sun 24 Mar 201322:30GMT