There’s a effort here in Madison to turn around the devastating health care system in Afghanistan. According to the U.S. State Department, a quarter of all afghani children will die before their 5th birthday. A local doctor is trying to change that.
Dr. Douglas Laube is just back from his second trip to Afghanistan. He’s one of about a dozen U.S. doctors using their knowledge to help the war torn country start from scratch, and rebuild a health care system currently on life support.