WHO in Iraq
WHO Regional Director in Iraq to reinforce WHO support as country enters transition to development phase
Baghdad, 15 July 2019 – WHO's Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari arrives in Iraq today to mark a major strategic shift in WHO’s work in the country. For many years, WHO’s priority work in Iraq was focused on responding to urgent health needs as a result of the ongoing crisis. This year, WHO’s focus will move from...
FAO and WHO mark World Food Safety Day in Iraq under the theme "Food safety, everyone's business"
Baghdad, 23 June 2019 – As the world commemorated its first World Food Safety Day under the theme of "Food Safety, Everyone's Business", the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), renewed their commitment to support the Government of Iraq in ensuring all Iraqis...
Ministry of Health and WHO celebrate World No Tobacco Day
Wednesday, 13 June 2019 – The Iraqi Ministry of Health and WHO country office celebrated World No Tobacco Day with the launch of a national campaign to increase taxes on tobacco products in Iraq and endorse the revised tobacco law. The event was meant to raise awareness of the mechanisms and plans consistent with Law No. (19) of 2012 to respond...
WHO delivers 10 ambulances to support medical services in hard-to-reach areas
12 June 2019, Baghdad, Iraq – The World Health Organization has delivered 10 fully equipped ambulances to Iraq in order to provide uninterrupted referral services in 4 governorates of Sala hadeen, Dahok, Erbil and Ninewa. “Referral services in camps and areas of return have been compromised due to the shortage of ambulances, exacerbated by the...
WHO mobile medical clinics reach displaced persons in Kalar district, Sulaymaniyah governorate, Iraq
Bashtapa Mohammed, a displaced mother of 3 enters a mobile medical clinic to access health services in Qoratu16 May, Baghdad, Iraq – More than 8000 internally displaced Iraqis living in camps and villages in Kalar and Kifri districts in Garmian, south-east of the Sulaymaniyah governorate, now have access to basic primary health services provided...
Increasing access to health care for people in areas of return in Ninewa
The primary health care facility established by WHO in Tal Marak Centre in Telafar, Ninewa governorate12 May 2019 – In its efforts to support the Government of Iraq in increasing access to health care for thousands of people who have returned to Ninewa, WHO has established a third primary health care facility in Ninewa governorate to meet the...
WHO sends new shipment of emergency equipment and medical supplies to Missan
People displaced by the flood water in al-Btairah in MissanBaghdad 22 April 2019 – To respond to the needs of the Directorate of Health in Missan following recent flooding affecting the area, WHO with the support of donors, arranged delivery of a second consignment of emergency supplies to support the Directorate. The shipment was transported on...
Ministry of Health of Iraq, with the support of WHO and UNICEF, launches polio vacination campaign
WHO Representative in Iraq and UNIECF Representative acknowledge success of campaignBaghdad, 10April 2019 –“I am very happy to be at this centre of this campaign” ‒ with these words, His Excellency the Minister of Health of Iraq Dr Alaa Alwan launched a 5-day polio vaccination campaign in Baghdad on 7 April 2019. “This is an important event...
WHO sends shipment of kits and medical supplies to Missan governorate
The support to Missan's Directorate of Health was made possible through a generous contribution from donors and health partners, in particular the Office of United States Foreign Disaster Assistance Baghdad 8 April 2019 – Responding to the needs of the Directorate of Health in Missan following the recent floods that hit the area, WHO, with the...
WHO, UNFPA and UNICEF reiterate their commitment to universal health coverage for every person, anywhere, anytime in Iraq
Mobile medical clinic supported by WHO delivers health care services in hard-to-reach areas of Kirkuk7 April 2019, Baghdad – Today, as the world commemorates World Health Day with the theme, universal health coverage, WHO, UNFPA and UNICEF recommit to supporting the Government of Iraq in ensuring that every person in Iraq has access to quality...
