By John Lee. A contract has been signed for the construction of a 120-bed Italian hospital in central Baghdad, on the site of the former Turkish restaurant. The agreement was concluded with 3H Group [Hospital Healthcare Holdings (HHH)], part of GKSD Holding, and is described as the first fully integrated European medical facility of its […]
By John Lee. An investment contract has been signed for the Rataj Baghdad health and education project, to be developed in the Ghazaliya district of Baghdad on a 70,000-square-metre site. The signing took place at the National Investment Commission (NIC), with NIC chairman Adel Dakhil Muhammad al-Yasiri and representatives of the investing company in attendance. […]
By John Lee. A cooperation programme between Iraq's Ministry of Health and Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has been signed to develop specialist medical care in the country. According to the Ministry of Health, the signing took place on Monday, with Dr Hani Al-Aqabi, the Ministry's Technical Deputy, signing on behalf of Minister of Health Abdulhussein […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. A Canadian-based Iraqi doctor has launched an agentic learning management system for healthcare education. Dr Fady Hannah-Shmouni (MD, FRCPC), an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, founded Perceptors AI together with Dr Omar Saleem and the GCLS AI Lab at the Geneva College of Longevity Science. He told Iraq Business […]
By John Lee. Sweden's Newbury Pharmaceuticals AB has signed a ten-year exclusivity agreement with an unnamed Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer, granting it exclusive rights to register, market and sell a portfolio of 40 products in Iraq. The deal was signed through its subsidiary Newbury Pharmaceuticals S.A. The portfolio centres on injectable medicines for hospital and acute care […]
By John Lee. A series of investment proposals covering smart cities, digital infrastructure, healthcare and tourism were discussed at a meeting between Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) and members of the Iraqi-French Business Council, along with representatives of companies Abraj Al-Maamura, Sawa and Enkidu. The meeting was chaired by Adel Dakhil Muhammad al-Yasiri, head of […]
By John Lee. The General Company for the Pharmaceutical Industry and Medical Supplies in Samarra has produced the broad-spectrum antibiotic moxifloxacin for the first time, adding it to its range of pharmaceutical products. According to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, the drug is used to treat a range of bacterial infections in adults, including […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances in Samarra has begun operating Iraq's first production line for oral asthma inhalers, with an annual capacity of nine million units. According to the company, which falls under the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, the new line is based at its Baghdad plant […]
By John Lee. Italian hospital group Gruppo San Donato (GKSD) has reportedly renewed its contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Health to manage the Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Teaching Hospital in Najaf. According to ANSA, the agreement is valued at $40.5 million per year, and was announced following a meeting between Kamel Ghribi, president of GKSD and […]
By John Lee. Canadian-based Kent Imaging and Kuwait's Roots Pharmaceutical Company W.L.L. have reportedly signed a distribution agreement making Roots the authorised distributor of Kent's SnapshotNIR near-infrared imaging device across Iraq and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). SnapshotNIR provides real-time, non-contact imaging of tissue oxygen saturation and related markers, and is designed to support wound […]
By John Lee. Nasiriyah Heart Hospital received a Korean medical delegation as part of a new phase of the Iraq-Korea joint cooperation project. The project is funded through a grant from KOICA [Korea International Cooperation Agency] for the Establishment of the Korea-Iraq Specialized Hospital for Children with Heart Disease (2020-2030 / USD 27.93 million). A […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani opened the third phase of rehabilitation works at the Central Children's Hospital in Baghdad, after the facility was fully completed and restored to its full capacity of 400 beds. During the opening ceremony, he said the hospital is one of Baghdad's most important specialised medical facilities, noting […]
