The British medical charity Medact has concluded that the Iraqi health system is in far worse condition now than before the US invaded the country over 18 months ago. The charity said hospitals are plagued by poor sanitation, shortages of drugs and a shrinking number of qualified staff members. To make matters worse, 12 percent of Iraq’s hospitals have been damaged so far in the war. And the country’s two main public health laboratories have been destroyed. The charity group Medact also challenged the British government to set up a commission to establish the level of civilian casualties in Iraq.