Iraq Business News brings you the latest news on developments and opportunities for the healthcare in Iraq.
By John Lee. Iraqi Authorities in have reportedly seized an estimated 120 tons of expired medicine at the port of Umm Qasr in recent months. The Deputy Head of Umm Qasr Customs, Ahmed Qasim, told NRT Arabic more than 30 containers were seized, with another seven still to be checked. “The medicine in those containers […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Locals in Iraqi Kurdistan say they have no choice but to use smuggled medicines. And business in contraband pills is booming, with drug smugglers benefiting from slow approvals and political […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. More than five million children in Iraq have lost one or both parents as a result of years of continued violence. As orphans often lack access to medical care, education and even the […]
The Iraqi German Functional Imaging Clinic is expected to begin seeing patients next month, marking the first time patients in Iraq will have access to functional imaging exams at a privately owned facility. Dr. Ibrahim Al Butaihi, the director of the project and consultant in nuclear medicine at Maasstad Hospital in Rotterdam, Netherlands, told HCB […]
By Simon Kent. Iraqis suffered a second summer of 50C temperatures with the barometer climbing to 53C (127F) over the weekend, and the government declaring a national holiday. Iraqis typically describe this weather as akin to being in an oven or having a hair dryer blown against skin on a hot setting. While many Iraqis […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has reportedly received the first installment of the $5.3-billion dollar loan recently approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A senior Iraqi official told Anadolu Agency: "The Iraqi government received Tuesday the first $634 million installment. "The first installment will be allocated to the ... relief of the displaced, […]
By John Lee. The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has issued an urgent tender for the supply of core relief items in Iraq. More details can be found here, and the deadline is 15th July 2016 at 15:00 hours local Baghdad time: https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/TENDER-ANNOUNCEMENT-ITB-BGT-15-16.docx
We Have Lift Off Delivering legal protection, access to school, health care and so much more for Iraq's most vulnerable children. After weeks of mobilizing support at the Dubai "Dine for Hope" event and the Washington, DC area "In Their Shoes" 5K, the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) has deployed the first tranche of seed money to provide […]
By John Lee. South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical has signed a US$25-million contract with Ibn Cina Drug Stores to supply six products to Jordan and Iraq. According to the Korea Herald, the local partner will distribute: Ursa, for liver function improvement; Orlostar, for high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia; Easyef for diabetic foot ulcer; Daewoong pitavastatin calcium […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Abu Al Hawa market in Kut has been selling alternative remedies for around two centuries now. But as one historian points out, the place is about more than just self-medication. […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraq: Emergency Operations Coordinator (Handicap International) Rapid Response Coordinator (Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC) Support Manager (Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC) HLP Analyst for UN Habitat (UNDP) (Source: UN) (Recruitment image via Shutterstock)
By John Lee. The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday that there have been six outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus in Iraq between mid-December and early February, in the first occurrence of the disease in 10 years. The outbreak has killed 77,101 birds, with another 641,498 destroyed as […]
