Medical Aid for Iraqi Children Medical Aid for Iraqi Children Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital Medical Aid for Iraqi Children World Health Organisation Lifeline Humanitarian Organisation Hospital Evangelico Honduras Christian Health Association of Sierre Leone MAIC is a British Charity registered in 1995, one of the few charitable organisations working successfully in Iraq. Its purpose is to donate medical supplies to paediatric hospitals in the country. The continuation of UN sanctions imposed on Iraq since 1991 has had a staggering effect on the health of children. International Aid Organisations and UN Agency figures estimate that around 6,000 children are dying every month. A total of 570,000 children have died from malnutrition and disease since 1990.
Malnutrition is one of the worst effects of sanctions.
It is estimated that 2 million children have been affected. Cases of Marasmus and Rickets, have risen drastically as well as cancers affecting children which have increased three fold. As a charity, MAIC hopes to continue to expand humanitarian work with no restrictions on sending medical and nutritional supplies to Iraq.