Dr. Salih Mahdi Motlab al-Hasnawi is an

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i doctor and politician, who has been the

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since 30 October 2007. He is a Shia Muslim, but independent of any political party. He worked professionally as a mental health doctor and was a consultant psychiatrist and Director of Health for

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before being appointed to the post of Health Minister. In January 2008 he reported the results of the "

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and published in the

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. January 31, 2008. Supplementary Appendix provided by the authors

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(WHO). It estimated that there had been 151,000 deaths from violence (95% uncertainty range, 104,000 to 223,000) from March 2003 through June 2006."New study says 151,000 Iraqi dead"
January 10, 2008. ''

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.''"151,000 civilians killed since Iraq invasion"
By Sarah Boseley. January 10, 2008. ''

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''."W.H.O. Says Iraq Civilian Death Toll Higher Than Cited"
By Lawrence K. Altman and Richard A. Oppel Jr.. January 10, 2008. ''

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.''"IRAQ: Civilian Deaths Massive by Any Measure"
. By Haider Rizvi. January 11, 2008. '' Inter Press Service News Agency.'' Commenting on this survey, al-Hasnawi said "I believe in these numbers," and described the survey as "a very sound survey with accurate methodology" and said that it indicated "a massive death toll since the beginning of the conflict.""W.H.O. Says Iraq Civilian Death Toll Higher Than Cited"
By Lawrence K. Altman and Richard A. Oppel Jr. January 10, 2008. ''

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''. Al Hasnawi is the first Iraqi and Arabic physician to win the Presidential Medal of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Edinburgh, for his vital role in the improvement of mental health in Iraq and the Middle East. He also had the Fellowship of the faculty of public health (UK) 2011 and a temporary adviser WHO - EMRO in mental health and research for health.

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