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Steering Committee
meeting on "Improving access to quality health care
services in Al-Muthanna Governorate”
24-28 January 2010
In 2010, the Ministry of Health in collaboration of
World Health Organization conducted five-days
steering Committee meeting in Amman from 24 – 28
January, to discuss the implementation of Japan
funded WHO project titled “Improving access to
quality health care services in Al-Muthanna
Governorate.”
The meeting was aimed at reviewing and evaluating
the implementation progress, addressing any issues
that have major implications for completing the
project on time, and recommending adequate solutions
and propose a short-limited future action plan with
clear tasks and responsibilities for immediate
implementation of remaining balances.
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Accreditation and
self-assessment for Iraq medical colleges workshop
20-23 December 2009
Erbil, 20 – 23
December 2009 -In cooperation with the Ministry
of Higher Education, Scientific Research, the
Ministry of Central Health, and indirect
participation with the two line ministries in
Kurdistan government, WHO Iraq office conducted
a workshop on Accreditation and Self-Assessment
for Iraq Medical Colleges Workshop.
The workshop was conducted by the Minister of
Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr.
Dilawr Muhiyeddine, along with Dr. Naeema Al
Gasseer, WHO representative in Iraq, Dr. Basem
Sharif, member of Iraqi Parliament, and with the
attendance of representatives from the Central
government Parliament and governorates, in
addition to the Head of Iraqi Medical Union, the
Head of Accreditation National Committee of
Medical Colleges in Iraq, the Dean for most of
the Medical Colleges in Iraq, with
representatives of Educational Medical
Committees and Self Education, and Ministry of
Planning.
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UN Day
24 October 2009
On Saturday
24 October 2009, the world celebrated the 64th
UN Day.
UN Secretary General's message for UN Day:
Arabic -
English.
Frequently Asked Questions
On this occasion, the UN in Iraq has put out a
Frequently Asked Questions sheet with 10 questions
and answers providing general information on the UN
in Iraq including implementation of projects and
programmes.
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UN
in Iraq marks first World
Humanitarian Day: calls for
renewed commitment to help
Iraq’s most vulnerable
Baghdad, 19 August 2009
United Nations agencies in Iraq
today inaugurated the first
World Humanitarian Day. During a
press conference at the UN
Baghdad Headquarters, UN
agencies called for renewed
commitment to meet the needs of
Iraq’s most vulnerable following
years of conflict.
Press release (Arabic -
English)
Op-Ed (Arabic -
English)
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Hundreds of fishermen
vow to participate in improving the quality of
healthy life and protecting the environment
 Iraq’s
Marshlands are the largest wetland habitat in the
Middle East, but years of damming, drainage,
pollution and illegal practices of fishermen have
rendered the area inadequate for the survival of the
area’s plants, animals, and humans. WHO, in
collaboration with the government, civil societies
and local community has been involved in planning
for environmental health awareness as part of the
LADP efforts in Missan, Thi-Qar, and Al-Basrain the
re-building of the Marshlands and training in
community participatory environmental protection.
In
accordance with the LADP Local Steering Committees
recommendations, WHO organised workshops on illegal
fishing in each community earlier this summer. More
than 750 local fishermen in three communities of
Maimouna, Chibayish, and Midaina participated in
day-long workshops, trainings, and mobilization on
fishing, after which WHO provided the participants
with new and environmentally-safe fishing nets.
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Helping
to cure tuberculosis in Iraq
Tuberculosis
 I
will volunteer myself to help dispel the stigma
associated with tuberculosis in my society… I will
never let tuberculosis destroy individuals’ or families’
lives…No
patient should be blamed for being ill and should not
have to hide or avoid treatment because of stigma",
asserts 33-year-old Wisam Raheem, a father of two, who
has just completed treatment for tuberculosis after
suffering more than 10 years of psychological and
physical distress.
Wisam's story started in 1997 when he first discovered
that he had contracted tuberculosis; he decided not to
go to a dispensary where he could be treated for the
disease as he wanted to hide his condition from friends,
family and neighbours because of the social stigma. He
was also afraid that he would lose the woman he loved,
whom he has since married.
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