Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments and opportunities for the healthcare in Iraq.
By John Lee. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has issued a new 49-page report on investment opportunities aligned with Iraq's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in target markets and sectors. The report identifies investment opportunities in the following areas: Food Processing Mid-tech Greenhouses Specialty Dairy Products EdTech Platforms Low-fee Private Schools Education Infrastructure Utility-scale Solar […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved exempting the Italian company GKSD from the registration requirements outlined in the amended Foreign Companies Branches System (2 of 2017). The Cabinet also approved funding the equipment and management contract for the Internal Security Forces Hospital from the budget of the Internal Security Forces Care Affairs Directorate, […]
By John Lee. MEED Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to fostering economic development, has launched the Air Quality Network (AQN) project in Iraq. In collaboration with IQ Group and Civil Development Organisation (CDO), it has created a network of 28 sensors strategically placed in and around Sulaymaniyah, Halabja, and Kirkuk. These sensors, equipped to monitor fundamental […]
By John Lee. The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has published a report on how internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Iraq, Syria and Yemen experienced access to services and aid assistance during displacement. It says: "The results validate the call for improved responses, confirming an inconsistent approach in how IDPs have been able to access vital […]
By John Lee. Qatar's Elegancia Healthcare, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding, has entered into a second strategic agreement with the Iraqi Ministry of Health to manage and operate the 492-bed Al Hasan Al Mujtaba Teaching Hospital in Karbala Governorate. The hospital is one of six for which the Iraqi Ministry of Health invited interested parties […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Planning announced the signing of four contracts to implement service projects in several villages in the Erbil and Karbala provinces as part of the 2024 plan of the Social Development Fund. According to the Ministry's statement, new contracts were signed in April for a series of projects in […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has signed an MoU for cooperation with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in the House of Lords on 15th April. The Iraqi Red Crescent Society is a leading humanitarian not-for-profit organisation, as is IBBC, and both operate in Iraq sharing the same vision of rebuilding Iraq. The IRCSt […]
From the World Health Organization (WHO): The Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) initiative has digitized health care management in Iraq and made vital information accessible for planning and decision-making purposes. The project was launched in January 2022 to ensure availability of information about essential health resources and services for decision-makers at all […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Health has signed a contract with Qatar's Elegancia Healthcare, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding, to manage, operate, and maintain a 492-bed hospital in Nasiriyah, in Dhi Qar province. The signing ceremony was attended by the Qatari Ambassador to Iraq, Sultan bin Mubarak Al-Kubaisi, the Director-General of Health in Thi […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has launched the executive works in the Abu Ghraib Sewage Project on Thursday, as part of a strategic package of projects to address sanitation in Baghdad Governorate. The project will serve 300,000 people in the district, with a capacity of up to 41,000 cubic meters per day […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has granted the Ministry of Interior the authority to contract directly with the Verdalia company, the sole agent for the German company Ottobock in Iraq, which specializes in manufacturing and installing smart prosthetic limbs. Sources told Iraq Business News that Verdalia, which is based in Cyprus, operates in Iraq […]
From the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF): The Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) has released its 2023 Annual Report, highlighting exciting growth in the range of services and geographic reach of projects benefiting Iraq's most vulnerable and marginalized orphans, street kids, child laborers, disabled children, and child victims of sex and human organ trafficking. Chairman David Collins […]
