Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments and opportunities for the healthcare in Iraq.
By John Lee. Iraq has improved its rank in the latest World Happiness Report to 98th out of 137 countries, compared to 107th out of 146 countries last time. The report, produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), uses global survey data to report on how people evaluate their own lives around the world. […]
By John Lee. The Prime Minister of Iraq, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, inaugurated the Al-Sayyab Teaching Hospital in Basra on Sunday. The hospital has a capacity of 492 beds and includes general medical specialties as well as specialized centers for kidney diseases and tumor treatment. During the opening, the Prime Minister emphasized that completing hospitals is […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mr. Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, chaired the second meeting with the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Iraq this week in the presence of the Minister of Health, the Minister of Industry and Minerals, and several Director Generals in the two ministries. The meeting focused on endorsing the recommendations related to the localization […]
UNDP and USAID re-open Ninewa's Medical Fluids Factory to strengthen Iraq's health system The U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, and Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Iraq, Ghimar Deeb, recently participated in the reopening of the Ninewa Medical Fluids Factory, which will provide over 300 jobs and strengthen Ninewa's […]
By Viraj Rajadhyaksha (pictured), AstraZeneca Area Medical Director, Middle East and Africa. Exposing the Silent Killer: Addressing chronic kidney disease in the Middle East There is a silent killer in our midst. It affects 850 million people worldwide and is a leading cause of death globally.[1] Despite its deadly profile and rising prevalence in this […]
By John Lee. Al Shamsh Co. For Trading & General Contracting has won a new contract with the United Nations Secretariat for the extension of Al-Aadil Health Center in Ramadi district, Anbar Governorate. The contract is valued at $129,912. (Source: UNGM)
Iraq Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Fund I3RF : Trust Fund Annual Progress Report to Development Partners 2022 The Iraq Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Fund (I3RF) was founded in partnership with the Government of Iraq in 2018 and is funded by Canada, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.The Trust Fund provides a platform for financing and […]
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to begin assessing Iraqi internally displaced persons and returnees in need of social protection assistance with UN support The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs announced on Wednesday (February 1), it will begin a far-reaching verification process to assess the eligibility of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and IDP returnees […]
The ICRC expands its humanitarian operations in southern Iraq The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has inaugurated an office in Nasiriyah, to provide further support to affected populations on physical rehabilitation, mine risk awareness and emergency preparedness. The inauguration of this office, along with existing structures in Najaf and Basra governorates, strengthens the […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is building two health centers in Erbil's Sebardan and Farmanbaran neighborhoods which will provide free health services to people. Saman Salman, the media director of the health ministry spoke about the allocated budget and said "the allocated budget for building the health centers is 1.320 billion [Iraqi dinars] and it […]
Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi and his Iraqi counterpart Saleh Mahdi Al-Hasnawi have reportedly reached an agreement on developing medical cooperation. The two sides discussed ways to develop joint cooperation in the field of supplying medicine and medical equipment. They also reviewed trip of medical teams, holding joint medical conference, treatment of patients and training […]
Iraq: EU allocates additional €4 million in humanitarian funding to help vulnerable facing food insecurity Political instability, climate change, as well as rising food prices, spurred by the drought and further aggravated with the Russia's unprovoked aggression towards Ukraine, has left many vulnerable Iraqis not able to meet their basic needs. The funding announced today […]
