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Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments and opportunities for the healthcare in Iraq.

UK Firm brings Air Quality Monitoring to Iraq

By John Lee. UK-based air quality expert EarthSense has announced a distribution agreement with Enviro Solutions and Technologies Company (EnviroSOLTECH), a specialist environmental monitoring company based in Najaf, Iraq. According to a statement from EarthSense, the partnership will enable EnviroSOLTECH to enhance its air quality monitoring and consultancy services for government departments and local authorities, […]

QRCS Supports Patients with Cancer in Iraq

By John Lee. The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has recently launched a new project to provide medical care for patients with cancer in Iraq. Full statement from QRCS: Within the context of backing the health sector in Iraq, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has recently launched a new project to provide medical care for […]

Emergency Health Care boosted across Iraq

Emergency health care boosted across Iraq in 2023 The W0rld Health Organization (WHO) Iraq ended 2023 having boosted the crucial life-saving skills of medical and health staff in emergency units through the rollout of the Basic Emergency Care (BEC) course. This year-long initiative has strengthened the provision of emergency health care across Iraq. In January […]

Iraq invites Atomic Energy Agency to Visit

By John Lee. Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, has met with Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, at the Agency's headquarters in Vienna. The meeting was attended by permanent representative to the IAEA, Ambassador Bakr Fattah Hussein. During the meeting they discussed prospects for cooperation between […]

Italian Firm to Manage Najaf Hospital

By John Lee. The Policlinico San Donato, a hospital of the San Donato Group, has been awarded a multi-year management contract for a highly specialized university hospital in Najaf. The 492-bed facility is owned by the Iraqi Ministry of Health. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Health, Saleh Al-Hasnawi and Kamel Ghribi, Vice […]

Netherlands allocates EUR 48m for IDPs in Iraq

The Netherlands allocates €48 million to support forcibly displaced people and host communities in Iraq through the PROSPECTS Partnership The Ambassador of the Netherlands in Iraq, Hans Sandee, and the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, Ghulam Isaczai, launched today the new phase of the Netherlands-funded PROSPECTS […]

Iraq Reveals Joint Projects with Saudi in Healthcare, Pharma

By John Lee. The Iraqi Health Ministry has announced new initiatives with Saudi Arabia, focusing on establishing health centers and pharmaceutical factories. Speaking to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), Minister of Health Saleh Al-Hasnawi emphasized the significant development in Iraqi-Saudi relations, spanning political, economic, and service sectors. He said the two ministries are jointly […]

WHO tackles Low Immunization Challenges in Iraq

Iraq has seen routine immunization coverage fluctuate in 2023, and there has also been a very low uptake of COVID-19 vaccination. To assess the immunization landscape in Iraq, the WHO Country Office in Iraq ran a 4-day Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) bottleneck analysis workshop. The workshop sought to explore how well immunization targets had […]

Iraq to establish 44 New Pharmaceutical Factories

By John Lee. Iraq plans to establish 44 new pharmaceutical factories across the country. Hamoudi Al-Lami, an advisor to the Prime Minister, told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that 25 of the factories will be in Baghdad, while the remaining facilities are spread across different provinces, including Kirkuk, Erbil, Basra, Karbala, and six in […]

Collaborating to Ensure a Polio-Free Iraq

Environmental surveillance network training: WHO Iraq and federal ministries collaborate to ensure a polio-free Iraq The World Health Organization (WHO) in Iraq, in close collaboration with Iraq's Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Environment (MOE), has concluded a successful 4-day training programme on the environmental surveillance network for poliovirus monitoring and detection. This initiative […]