Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments and opportunities for the healthcare in Iraq.
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 […]
From Tasnim, under Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran Ready to Meet Iraq's Pharmaceutical, Medical Requirements: Mokhber Iran's first vice president has expressed the country's readiness to provide Iraq with medical products, saying that joint cooperation between the […]
By John Lee. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) [Doctors Without Borders] has closed two health facilities in Mosul, claiming that their work has been made impossible by the bureaucracy in Iraq. Full text of statement from MSF: MSF halts medical activities in Mosul due to administrative obstacles Essential medical activities have been suspended at two health […]
By John Lee. Further details have been announced regarding Qatar's major investment in Iraq. Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C. has said in a statement that it has signed three MoUs with Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) with a total value of 7 billion US dollars to develop new modern comprehensive cities, 5 stars hotels and also manage […]
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By John Lee. The Health Minister of Jordan, Firas Hawari, and the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, have emphasized the importance of strengthening health cooperation between Jordan and the Kurdistan region. During their meeting in Erbil, they discussed enhancing ties, leveraging Jordan's expertise, and providing support in health to the Kurdistan […]
