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WHO marks 5 years of strategic partnership with USAID in Iraq
Baghdad, 26 April 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) marks the 5-year milestone of its strategic partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support the provision of life-saving and essential health care services to vulnerable populations in Iraq. Over the past 5 years, USAID has provided WHO Iraq...
WHO delivers rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 to Iraq
Baghdad, 10 April 2022 – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) handed over 630 000 rapid antigen tests to the Ministry of Health to be used for a timely and accurate COVID-19 screening and detection of SARS-COV-2 infection. The US$ 1.6 million shipment came as a part of WHO’s overall COVID-19 response strategy to scale up the testing...
Training workshop on medical journalism and countering misinformation concluded in Iraq
More than 30 broadcasters, news anchors, programme presenters and producers across Iraq were equipped with skills and techniques needed to manage talk shows and verify information related to health issues Baghdad, Iraq, 28 March 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health in Iraq and Al-Jazeera Media...
High-level delegation of WHO visits Iraq to boost health system
The High-Level delegation, led by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, met with Iraq’s Minister of Health Dr Hani Al Iqabi to discuss the performance of the Iraqi health system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and review health needs in the country Baghdad, Iraq, 16 March 2022 – A High-level delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded a 5-day visit...
With support of WHO’s core contributors, health services and on-site vaccine opportunities were implemented in Iraq
Um Salam has got her vaccine in a mass vaccination site in Kut City, west Iraq on 17 November 2021. Photo: WHO IraqBaghdad, Iraq, 8 February 2022: The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted an already fragile health system in Iraq. The health systems in the country had been crippled by decades of wars and instability that compromised the access...
First gender-based violence strategic plan launched in Iraq
2 February 2022, Baghdad – The Ministry of Health in Iraq, together with the World Health Organization (WHO), launched the first gender-based violence strategic plan, 2022–2026, on 31 January 2022. The plan will provide the strategic vision and operational directions for better implementation and coordination of sustainable interventions related...
WHO supports Kurdistan region with over 20 tons of medical supplies to enhance national response to COVID-19 health challenges
Minister of Health of the Kurdistan region Dr Saman Barzangy and WHO Representative Dr Ahmed Zouiten attending to the downloading of the medical and laboratory equipment. Credit: WHO/Iraq Erbil, Iraq, 23 January 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered more than 20 tons of urgently needed medical technologies to the Ministry of...
Iraq concludes first-of-its-kind workshop for journalists and Ministry of Health communications focal points on public health information sharing and verification
28 December 2021 – More than 80 journalists and Ministry of Health communications focal points from across Iraq participated in a workshop on information-sharing and responsible reporting on public health issues, including COVID-19. “Misinformation can kill, as we have tragically seen in other countries since the start of the pandemic. Rumours can...
Iraq receives almost 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX
Baghdad,1 December 2021 – Over 2.9 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Iraq this month, bringing the total vaccines procured for this country through the COVAX Facility to over 6 million doses. Vaccination rates in Iraq have recently been a priority of national health authorities, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and...
Iraq launches nationwide vaccination campaign to scale up immunity against COVID-19
WHO amd MOH Iraq launch of a massive national campaign covering Iraq’s 18 governorates. WHO Iraq photo Baghdad, Iraq, 8 November 2021 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Iraqi Ministry of Health, yesterday launched a national COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign covering all of Iraq, including the Kurdistan region and...
