WHO Country Office in Iraq

2011

Ministry of Health of Iraq/WHO launch Global Report on Disability
21 June 2011
WHO trains 32 Master Trainers on Family Planning and Reproductive Health
Amman, 15 June 2011
Iraq committed to improving road safety
11 May 2011
Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Infection Control in Iraq
18 April 2011
Training workshop on Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiative: Consolidation and Regional Expansion
 11 April 2011
Training on Gender for UNCT Gender Task Force
10 April 2011
Iraq celebrates World Health Day 2011 – Combating Drug Resistance, No action today, No cure tomorrow
10 April 2011

Combating Violence Against Women project
6 April  2011
Meeting with Minister of Health to discuss Quick Impact Projects
30 March 2011
Training on health care technology and biomedical devices
27 March 2011
World TB Day in Iraq 24 March 2011
 24 March 2011
Prevention and control of blindness
22 March 2011
Water and Sanitation Master Planning and Capacity Building Programme
March 2011
Public Health in Complex Emergency Training Programme
7-19 March 2011
Training workshop on Health Care Financing
1 March 2011
Training of Trainers Workshop in Support of Emergency Medical Services for Iraqi Pediatricians
21-25 February 2011
WHO supports Iraq in building the capacity of 50 health media and health promotion professionals in effective media communication
26 February, 2011, Amman, Jordan

Meeting on Health Information System
16-17 February 2011

Meeting on Implementation of Basic Health Service Package
13-16 February 2011

Erbil Health Congress 
2-4 February 2011
Arabic Advances in Development Communication
31 January-11 February
Preparatory meeting for workshop on Effective Communications during emergencies with special focus on Mother and Child
30 January-2 February
Capacity building on Integrated Management of Child Health (IMCI) case management

Planned and upcoming activities/workshops/meetings
Water Resources Integrated Task Force for development of white paper on rehabilitation and development of Marshlands
Training on Medical Equipment Management in Malaysia
24 January-4 February 2011

Micronutrient Assessment and Response (MNAR) survey
23-28 January 2011
Diabetes and M-Health
23 January 2011
Integrating mental health into primary health care services 
17-20 January 2011
Iraq Minister of Health visits WHO country office,  
20 January 2011
Support to health services in Iraq through the health sector reform modernization programme
Iraq pressing ahead with health sector reform modernization programme
 15 January 2011
2010

::WHO following up the health situation of hundreds of displaced families in Wassit Governorate
22 December 2010

:: WHO and the Ministry of Health update the National Preparedness and Response Operational Plan for Influenza in the Post Pandemic Period.
21-22 December 2010

:: Steps toward developing Mother and Child, Reproductive Health National strategy in Iraq
Erbil 11-13 December 2010

::Meeting for Ministry of Health gender focal points in Amman
1 December 2010

:: A Code of Ethics Guidelines for Medical Doctors in Iraq
December 2010,

::World AIDS Day celebration in Iraq 
 December 2010

::Iraqi winning photograph in Global Fund competition
1 December 2010

::Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) in Iraq
1 December 2010

:: Winning Iraqi poster submission
17 November 2010

:: Sanitary inspection of drinking-water resources, Iraq.

:: Consultative meeting: Assess nutritional status and micronutrient deficiencies in Iraq.
17-22 October 2010

:: Launch of Series of Training Workshops on Emergency Medical Services
18 October 2010

:: Consultative meeting on the Health Sector component  of the Iraq Pubic Sector  Modernization Programme
18-20 October 2010 

:: Training  of trainers workshop on Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Control
5-14 October 2010 

:: Dr Hussein A. Gezairy visits WHO Iraq country office
13 October 2010

:: The third Steering Committee meeting on Specialized Medical Services, Amman-Jordan
8-9 October

:: Hospital Design and Medical Equipment Planning
7 October 2010

:: Training of master’s trainers meetings under the cross sectoral Community Based Initiatives
October 2010

:: First Technical Consultation Meeting on the project "Pilot Assessment of Congenital Birth Defects (CBD)  in Iraq"
27-29 September 2010-  Istanbul, Turkey 

:: Costing the Basic Health Service Package
September 2010

:: National Health Accounts survey first phase completed waiting the report to be published
September 2010

:: Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) launched in Iraq
15-19 August 2010

:: Annual meeting, for Iraq national Expanded Programme on Immunization managers and Communicable Disease Centre heads.
15-22 August 2010 in Istanbul -Turkey

:: First Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to be launched in Iraq
Amman, August 19, 2010

:: Improving blood transfusion services in Iraq through capacity building of health professionals
19 August 2010

:: A training course on chemical analysis for water samples
Suleimaniya, July 2010

:: Experts meeting to review the first draft of the Country Cooperation Strategy

:: Dr. Haifa Madi, Regional Director for Health Promotion and Prevention along with Dr. Basel Al Yousify, CEHA Director visited the World Health Organization (WHO)-IRAQ office as a courtesy visit.

:: Tuberculosis Day 2010 in Iraq
Sing along for the STOP TB MOVEMENT. 

2009

:: Tuberculosis Day 2010 in Iraq
Sing along for the STOP TB MOVEMENT. 

:: Accreditation and self-assessment for Iraq medical colleges workshop
20-23 December 2009

:: The launching of the environmental survey of medical services activities in Iraq
20 October 2009

:: Iraq Launches the Code of Ethics of the Nursing Profession
8 October 2009

:: WHO Clarifies Measures to be taken by schools to mitigate the effect of H1N1 pandemic
26 October 2009

:: Iraqi biomedical equipment personnel attended a practical training program in Jordan
20 August 2009

:: The Government of Iraq and WHO Joint Program Review Mission (JPRM), the first round discussions held inside Iraq since 2001 
6 July 2009

:: One million vaccines airlifted into Iraq to curb measles outbreak
 16 May 2009