WHO in Iraq
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...
Iraq receives second delivery of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility
Baghdad, 12 May 2021 – Despite a continued global shortage and limited production of COVID-19 vaccines, on 9 May Iraq received the second shipment of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX Facility. The arrival of the second shipment of exactly 499 200 doses brings the total number of vaccines received by the Iraqi health authorities...
World Immunization Week - vaccines bring us closer
Immunization Campaigns leaving no child behind in Iraq Baghdad, 28 April 2021 – Every year from 24 to 30 April, WHO, UNICEF, and all health partners in Iraq join the global community to celebrate World Immunization Week. This year, under the theme "vaccines bring us closer," the World Immunization Week urges greater engagement around immunization...
WHO is extremely saddened by the loss of lives in Ibn Al-Khatib hospital fire in Baghdad
Baghdad, 26 April 2021 – WHO Iraq expresses pain and sorrow over the recent fatal fire in Ibn Khatib Hospital in Baghdad in the Diyala Bridge area on Saturday evening, where dozens of people lost their lives and others were injured. “WHO extends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims, and to the people and the Government of Iraq....
WHO confirms the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and urges Iraqis to register and vaccinate to help defeat the pandemic
Baghdad – 11 April 2021. The World Health Organization (WHO) in Iraq refutes the fabricated statement recently circulated in an unofficial social media platform to undermine the citizens' confidence in the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. The Organization confirms that it does not use unofficial channels to release information on health...
