Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments and opportunities for the healthcare in Iraq.
By AbdulRahman A Saied, Sirwan Khalid Ahmed, Asmaa A Metwally and Hani Aiash, for The Lancet. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's mental health crisis: a way forward? For the past 20 years, mental health in Iraq has been a […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has allocated more than 70 billion Iraqi Dinars [$53 million] annually for the procurement of cancer medications, equipment, and medical supplies. Speaking at the laying of the foundation stone for the LINAC Radiotherapy Radiation Cancer Treatment Centre in Duhok, KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani also appealed to […]
By John Lee. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) [Doctors Without Borders] has handed over its medical activities in the Sinuni General Hospital to the Ninewa Directorate of Health. Full text of statement from MSF: MSF hands over medical activities at Sinuni General Hospital in Sinjar Five years after our first efforts to restore people's access to […]
By Hayder Indhar with Laure Al-Khoury, for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Climate change and filthy water drive disease in Iraq Dirty and unsafe water is a prime health threat in Iraq, one of the five countries worst […]
By John Lee. This annual report provides an overview for the work that World Vision has done in Iraq during FY22, which covers the period of 1 October 2021 and 1 October 2022. Click here to download the full report. (Source: World Vision)
Iraqi Children Foundation's 11th Annual "In Their Shoes" 5K is coming up on October 15! Help us raise awareness and funds for ICF's programs and provides access to lifesaving medical treatment, education, legal services, psychosocial support, food, and more. Details Where: Hains Point, Washington, D.C. or Virtually When: Sunday, October 15 registration at 7am and […]
UN-Habitat Iraq Marks Successful Conclusion of EU-funded "Support for Urban Recovery and Peacebuilding in Western Ninewa" Programme The UN-Habitat Iraq Programme "Support for Urban Recovery and Peacebuilding in Western Ninewa" proudly convened its final Steering Committee Meeting, held recently in Erbil. This initiative, funded by the European Union through the EU Regional Trust Fund in […]
By Lyse Mauvais for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's war-battered cities grapple with rising resistance to antibiotics Six years after the liberation of Mosul from the Islamic State, the city battles a silent enemy: abnormally high rates […]
By John Lee. Qatar's Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C. has announced that its subsidiary, Elegancia Healthcare W.L.L., has established a branch in Iraq in line with the memorandum of understanding that was signed recently with the aim of managing and operating several hospitals that will start soon in Iraq. Estithmar also announces that it's subsidiary, Elegancia Marine […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC): The Sardar Group, led by Mr Sardar Al Bebany, have developed a ground-breaking training and development initiative partnership with the AMAR Foundation to provide business skills, English language, and IT training to Yazidi choir IDPs. (IDP's are Internally Displaced People in a country- such as the Yazidis). The […]
Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Iraq for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the fifth country in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region to achieve this milestone. "The success of Iraq's national trachoma programme has shown what can be achieved with national leadership and […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Health has invited interested parties to pre-qualify for the management and operation of six teaching hospitals: Al Sadeq Teaching Hospital 492 beds/ Babel Al Hasan Al Mujtaba Teaching Hospital 492 beds/ Karbala Al Najaf Teaching Hospital 492 beds/ Najaf Al Hakeem Teaching Hospital 492 beds / Maysan Al […]
