WHO in Iraq
WHO and JICA partner to enhance IPC implementation strategy in Iraq
As part of the project, WHO has conducted a seminar that brought together stakeholders from various governorates to share the project's achievements and lessons learned from the pilot phase of implementing IPC with relevant stakeholders Baghdad, 23 March 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Japan International...
WHO enhances community first aid responders training programme
The programme targeted emergency medical doctors, nurses and paramedics from various Iraqi governorates 13 March 2023, Baghdad, Iraq — The World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health continue to scale up community first aid responders training of trainers programme to equip trainers with the necessary skills and knowledge to cascade...
WHO female heroes in action: Hajar Abdul-Qader
Hajar regularly visits the WHO warehouses in Erbil to verify medical equipment and enquire about physical quantities and storage conditions 12 March 2023 – Over the past 6 years, Hajar Abdul-Qader has played a vital role as a supply chain management assistant at WHO Iraq, contributing to the successful delivery of medical equipment across Iraq....
WHO scales up implementation of infection prevention and control measures in Iraq
16 February 2023 — The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with the Ministry of Health of Iraq to enhance infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in public hospitals. This collaboration is part of the WHO strategy to curb further transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious agents inside hospitals. The Japan International...
WHO launches health digitalization initiative in Iraq
Health digitilization workshop in Baghdad Baghdad, Iraq, 9 February 2023 — The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, inaugurated today the health digitalization programme to strengthen the health information system and produce data and information to facilitate evidence-based decision-making in the health...
Health promotion, awareness, early detection and adequate treatment: ingredients for lowering the burden of cancers and saving lives
WHO Iraq attends the World Cancer Day organized in Duhok governorate of Kurdistan Iraq on 4 February 2023. Credit: WHO/Iraq Iraq, 7 February 2023 – Iraq celebrated yesterday The World Cancer Day and renewed its commitment to bridging the gap in cancer awareness, prevention and early detection and treatment to save lives and lower the suffering...
UNICEF and WHO support national multi-antigen campaign for more than 400 000 children
BAGHDAD, 26 January 2023 – UNICEF and WHO have supported the Ministry of Health of Iraq in conducting a nationwide multi-antigen vaccination campaign. The campaign reached more than 400 000 of the most vulnerable children with over one million doses of different vaccines to protect them against vaccine-preventable diseases. The locations covered by the...
Dr Nagham Hasan: serving the most vulnerable during crisis in Iraq
Dr Nagham Hasan meets WHO Representative in Iraq Dr Ahmed Zouiten in Shaikhan Hospital in Ninawa Ninawa, 23 January 2023 – Driven by her passion for humanity and her medical expertise, Dr Nagham Hasan, a gynaecologist and Yazidi woman, adopted the responsibility of protecting the Yazidi people in Iraq. Hailing from Bashiqa Town in northwest Iraq, which...
WHO and Ministry of Health initiate implementation of GBV referral guideline in Iraq
WHO has trained the Ministry of Health's GBV focal points on the adequate use of the guideline for ensuring the safe referral of GBV survivors Baghdad, 17 January 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Ministry of Health, initiated implementation of a technical referral guideline for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors in Iraq....
WHO provides laboratory equipment and diagnostic kits to enhance testing for viral haemorrhagic fevers in Iraq
The diagnostic kits aim to build the diagnostic capacity of the central laboratory in Iraq. Credit: WHO/ Mustafa Al-Tameemi Baghdad, 16 January 2023 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered essential laboratory equipment and diagnostic kits to the Central Public Health Laboratory in Baghdad to support efforts to control the ongoing...
