News

-Sam Lister, Health Editor from the times published in 19/02/10 that rates of leukaemia in children around the Basra area of Southern Iraq have almost tripled in the last 15 years according to calculations by public health experts. Research published in the American Journal of Public Health documents 698 cases of leukaemia childern under the age of 15 in the period to 2007. There was a peak of 211 cases in 2006.
The researchers, who studied hospital cancer registries in basra, speculated that increased exposure to substances related to childhood leukaemia might be responsible - such as byproducts of regional petroleum fires and war - related nerve agents and pesticides, and widespread use of depleted uranium munitions. 

- CLGF has being  officially registered in Iraq, this is a tremendous achievement since it will gives the opportunity to operate through out Iraq and gives the chance to help more children with leukaemia.

- Field studies are under way to find the appropriate location for the hostel in Baghdad/Iraq.

- Our welfare programs in Iraq have increased to cover more children with leukaemia.

- We have established links with the main library in diwanyia/Iraq to provide them with books and literature.

- Dissections with hospital officials in Iraq and Morocco are being finalised with regard to nurses training programs in the UK.

- Ahmed Salam, 12 years old boy from Iraq/diwanyia- shamyia city has fully recovered.

- Hanin riyadh 8 years girl from Iraq/diwanyia on here way to full recovery.

- Plans are being drawn to increase our welfare programs in Morocco.

- Clgf expansion plans to Kenya,Bangladesh and Vietnam are in progress.