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Iraq’s healthcare system is in crisis. Patients are suffering.

(4 days ago) WEBBAGHDAD - Iraq’s Ministry of Health is turning to private business to help shoulder the cost of upgrading equipment and services. Among them is Rafee al-Rawi, the scion of an old Sunni family

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/iraq-health/

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Challenges Faced by the Iraqi Health Sector in Responding

(5 days ago) WEBIn the last three decades, the Iraqi population has increased significantly, to more than 39 million in 2019 from 7.28 million in 1960. However, the health system has …

https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/challenges-faced-iraqi-health-sector-responding-covid-19-enar

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Iraq - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WEBIraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem. 24 August 2020. News release. 172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 …

https://www.who.int/countries/irq/

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Iraq crisis WHO emergency situation overview

(4 days ago) WEBOverview. The humanitarian crisis in Iraq remains one of the largest and most volatile in the world. Conflict has destroyed livelihoods and infrastructure, and many have been threatened, displaced and injured. …

https://www.who.int/emergencies/situations/iraq-crisis

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Iraq - World Health Organization (WHO)

(7 days ago) WEBThe Programme Budget 2020-2021 broke all-time records in terms of programme budget funding and implementation. US$ 2 billion (34%) more funded than in 2018–2019 and …

https://www.who.int/about/accountability/results/who-results-report-2020-2021/2021/iraq

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Iraq's fragmented healthcare system 'at the heart of …

(3 days ago) WEBThe US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and years of fighting thereafter led to more than one in 10 hospitals being destroyed. Over the past decade, as Iraq has tried to rebuild, the government pumped more …

https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2022/12/02/iraqs-fragmented-healthcare-system-at-the-heart-of-the-struggle-to-overcome-war/

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IRAQ - World Health Organization

(Just Now) WEBIraq’s public health system remains severely impacted by years of conflict, the loss of specialists, and the shortage of salaries for civil servants. These conditions have limited …

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/emergency-preparedness/jmo_who_ghea-2022_iraq.pdf?sfvrsn=8a633d8_3&download=true

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Health and the invasion of Iraq: 20 years later - The …

(3 days ago) WEBThe result is detrimental to an already fragile public health sector, leading to outdated facilities and a lack of essential medicines. In 2021, for example, due to mismanagement and lack of government …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00558-5/fulltext

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Current Impact and Long-Term Influence of the COVID-19 …

(3 days ago) WEBViolence toward HCWs is a public health issue associated with significant financial and human costs, which can also lead to legal consequences [108,109], and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9778304/

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WHO EMRO News Iraq site - World Health Organization

(5 days ago) WEB28 December 2021 – More than 80 journalists and Ministry of Health communications focal points from across Iraq participated in a workshop on information-sharing and …

https://www.emro.who.int/iraq/news/index.html

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Health services in Iraq - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WEBMany of the health issues that face Iraq are public health concerns and will not be solved by increasing the sophistication of clinical services. Building of public awareness and …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)60320-7/fulltext

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Iraq’s Health System: Another Sign of a Dilapidated State

(2 days ago) WEBWhile many countries were unprepared for the pandemic, Iraq is suffering more because of its dilapidated health system. COVID-19 cases in Iraq have reached …

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/iraqs-health-system-another-sign-dilapidated-state

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Iraq's mental health crisis: a way forward? - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WEBFor the past 20 years, mental health in Iraq has been a difficult issue to address as the country has faced wars, conflicts, and political instability.1 Moreover, …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01283-7/fulltext

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Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

(2 days ago) WEBالعربية. The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Iraq for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the fifth country in WHO’s …

https://www.who.int/news/item/31-07-2023-iraq-eliminates-trachoma-as-a-public-health-problem

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Iraqi Refugee Health Profile CDC

(8 days ago) WEBObesity is a major health issue impacting this population. Of the 11,898 Iraqi refugees ≥ 20 years of age with available weight and height information screened in IOM clinics in …

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/profiles/iraqi/index.html

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Healthcare in Iraq - IRFAD

(1 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization Representative’s Office in Iraq “supports the Government and health authorities at central and local level in strengthening health services, …

https://www.irfad.org/healthcare-in-iraq/

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UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggles

(4 days ago) WEBSRSG Hennis-Plasschaert briefs the Security Council via video link. Sombre anniversary. Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert also highlighted that this summer will mark …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1149841

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Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

(6 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Iraq for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the fifth country in WHO’s …

https://iraq.un.org/en/240542-iraq-eliminates-trachoma-public-health-problem

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Iraq War Exposures - Public Health

(Just Now) WEBIraq War Exposures. Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn (March 19, 2003–Dec. 15, 2011) Iraq War Veterans may have been exposed to a range of …

https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/wars-operations/iraq-war.asp

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Iraq War Veterans Health Issues Veterans Affairs

(1 days ago) WEBIraq War Veterans health issues. If you served in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation New Dawn (OND)—anytime between March 19, 2003, and …

https://www.va.gov/health-care/health-needs-conditions/health-issues-related-to-service-era/iraq-war/

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Iraq's mental health crisis: a way forward? - The Lancet

(5 days ago) WEBFor the past 20 years, mental health in Iraq has been a dificult issue to address as the country has faced wars, conflicts, and political instability.1 Moreover, Iraq has faced …

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(23)01283-7.pdf

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Homepage Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

(7 days ago) WEBThe Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation The Lancet Public Health: Global study reveals stark differences between females and males in major causes of …

https://www.healthdata.org/

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WHO Global Health Emergency Appeal: Iraq

(9 days ago) WEBOverview. Political and economic instability in the country continues to create the need for external support to stabilize the lives of people who have been suffering …

https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/who-global-health-emergency-appeal-iraq

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research@BSPH Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public …

(1 days ago) WEBSystematic and rigorous inquiry allows us to discover the fundamental mechanisms and causes of disease and disparities. At our Office of Research (research@BSPH), we …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/researchbsph

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A Hidden Hero - Forbes

(1 days ago) WEB1990: The Persian Gulf War. Fifteen years later, Dr. Burkle, now 50 years of age, was recalled to active duty and sent into the Saudi Arabian Desert near the Kuwait …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/arthurkellermann/2024/05/14/a-hidden-hero/

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Health and climate change: country profile 2021: Iraq

(3 days ago) WEBOverview . This WHO/EMRO UNFCCC health and climate change country profile for Iraq provides a summary of available evidence on climate hazards, health vulnerabilities, …

https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-HEP-ECH-CCH-21.01.10

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