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Belgium, Netherlands and Sweden commit $5 million to tackle COVID-19 outbreak The governments of Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden have collectively committed US$5 million to support the Government of Iraq's response to the COVID-19 crisis, in partnership with UNDP Iraq. The funds, which were originally pledged under UNDP's Funding Facility for Stabilization to help rehabilitate […]
Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Higher Committee for Health and National Safety. The Committee was established to direct and coordinate Iraq's national efforts to combat Covid-19. The Committee agreed a number of measures, including: Exempting all medicines, medical supplies and devices, diagnostic and laboratory equipment from import license regulations […]
By Lujain Elbaldawi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi government calls on civil society to fight COVID-19 Despite the Iraqi government's intensive efforts to fight the novel coronavirus, it seems unable to accommodate the difficult circumstances due to its limited […]
By Maurizio Coppola for openDemocracy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. While the Iraqi government imposes a curfew and some cities close schools, universities and malls to limit the spread of the coronavirus, living conditions are getting more and more precarious due […]
The Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) has announced that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, it has made the difficult decision to cancel its annual "In Their Shoes" 5K run, originally scheduled for June. In a statement, the ICF also renewed its call for donations to help it support Iraqi children and their families: Dear friends, […]
The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 1.3 million towards UNFPA interventions for integrated lifesaving reproductive health and gender-based violence services to vulnerable women and girls in five governorates across Iraq. UNFPA has been adopting an integrated approach to enable women and girls to receive a comprehensive package of services, continuum of care, as well […]
Intelyse, a Sicuro Group company, has announced that it is will provide extraction flights for clients to get them home from Iraq during the coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis. It will fly people from Baghdad and Erbil to Doha, using a 150-seat Boeing 737-700. The first flight goes into Iraq next week with a further two flights to […]
By Dr Khalil Abdul Kareem, Manager, AMAR ICF Clinic, Khanke Camp, Iraq. Iraqis Prepare for Another War. This Time it's Covid-19 Life is so unfair. Just when you think a displaced person's world can't get any worse here in northern Iraq, along comes a virus that threatens to be the biggest disaster of all. For […]
KEY MESSAGES 695 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iraq as of 1 April 2020 50 fatalities confirmed due to COVID-19 as of 1 April 2020 170 patients who have recovered from the virus Curfews/airport closures extended WHO expects spike in recorded cases due to increased testing New ministerial high committee formed SITUATION OVERVIEW As of […]
Over the past few years, Iraq's health system has faced many challenges, including internal conflict and the world's biggest mass displacement in 2014-2016, all of which had a tough toll on an already fragile health system. With the detection of COVID-19 in China in December 2019, WHO immediately initiated preparedness efforts, and arranged a series […]
Newly trained women in Ninewa produce face masks to combat spread of COVID-19 in Iraq In January 2020, UNDP and Kurdistan Human Rights Watch (KHRW) collaborated to train sixty women on sewing and tailoring in Ninewa over the course of a ten-day workshop. At the time, these women could not have foreseen how their newly […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq has seen a relatively low number of infections compared to its neighbour, Iran, the regional hotspot of the pandemic. Iraq has reported 547 confirmed cases and 42 deaths. But there is growing […]
