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WHO in Iraq
Building health system resilience in Iraq: investing in the management of pharmaceuticals and biomedical technologies
WHO and Ministry of Health in Kurdistan inaugurate the transition of WHO warehouses in Erbil, Erbil, 29 September 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) in Iraq, in partnership with the Ministry of Health in the Kurdistan region, opened new WHO warehouses located within the Kurdistan Ministry of Health storage area in the Erbil governorate. ...
New paediatric unit opens its doors for newborns and children in Akre Paediatric and Maternity Hospital in Duhok Governorate
Duhok, 14 September 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Directorate of Health in Duhok Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, today inaugurated a new paediatric department in Akre Hospital. With the opening of this department, the hospital becomes the only facility in the city to offer specialized services to...
Over 100 media professionals trained on covering health emergencies and outbreaks in Iraq
The workshop aimed to equip more than 100 journalists and communication professionals with skills and techniques to accurately cover health issues related to outbreaks affecting Iraq Baghdad, Iraq, 18 August 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
WHO establishes new cardiac care unit in Shaikhan Hospital in Ninawa
Iraq, 15 August 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in cooperation with the directorates of health in Ninawa and Duhok governorates, inaugurated today a cardiac care unit in Shaikhan Hospital in Ninawa governorate. The unit, established within the premises of the 100-bed hospital in Shaikhan, was fully rehabilitated and equipped with the...
Ministry of Health, in cooperation with WHO and UNICEF, releases assessment results of WASH and infection prevention control services in health facilities
Financed by the Government of Germany, the findings will inform policy and WASH programming and enhance infection prevention control measures across the country Baghdad, 7 July 2022 — The Ministry of Health in Iraq, in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, yesterday released the results of the comprehensive assessment of...
WHO provides Sulaymaniyah with urgent medical supplies to respond to cholera outbreak
20 June 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) dispatched an urgent consignment of medicines and medical supplies to Sulaymaniyah governorate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to support the regional Ministry of Health step up its response to the sudden cholera outbreak in the Region. The consignment comprised 4 pallets of medicines and medical...
Polio transition: integrating polio assets to strengthen health system in Iraq
The polio transition mission to Iraq aims to advance the polio transition process and integrate polio programme capacities into overall public health functionsBaghdad, 16 June 2022— A country, regional and global team from the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded today a five-day support mission to Iraq to advance the polio transition...
WHO strengthens health information systems in Iraq
Baghdad, 2 June 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Iraqi Ministry of Health, is continuing to strengthen the health management information system through the implementation of the District Health Information System (DHIS-2) to enhance the quality of data collection, processing and reporting. WHO is leading the...
WHO leads multisectoral efforts to fight Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Iraq
WHO and Ministry of Health conduct mission to Dhi Qar governorate to assess preparedness and response efforts to the outbreak23 May 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health in Iraq, is scaling up preparedness and response activities to control the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Iraq. As...
Ministry of Health and WHO introduce environmental surveillance for poliovirus in Iraq
Environmental surveillance has been used successfully to monitor poliovirus circulation and assess the extent or duration of the epidemic poliovirus circulation in a specific population Baghdad, 9 May 2022 —The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) have initiated environmental surveillance for polioviruses to further...
