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“Half of his body was on fire in an instant”

Last April, Baraa caugt fire and now suffers from burns over half of his body. Since then, the 9-year-old boy has been recovering from his injuries in Qayyarah hospital (south of Mosul), where he receives rehabilitation care from one of Handicap International’s physiotherapists. 

Baraa on his bed in Qayyarah hospital. | © E. Fourt / Handicap International

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A United Nations resolution to change the lives of 2.5 billion people
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