Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments and opportunities for the healthcare 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From Human Rights Watch (HRW). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Tragedies Born of Negligence in Iraq More enforcement of safety regulations needed. Click here to read the full article.
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 […]
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 […]
UNICEF commends the Government of Iraq for signing the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action UNICEF commends the Government of Iraq for signing the Declaration on Children, Youth, and Climate Action. It demonstrates the strong commitment of the Government to the Convention on the Rights of the Child as it comes on the eve […]
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)
