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Updates, 1–31 March 2018

  • March_situation_reportThe Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for 2018 was officially launched in March. WHO and Cluster partners have appealed for 67.4 million of which only 10% have been funded so far. 
  • WHO has welcomed a contribution of US$ 1.2 million from the Government of Japan to strengthen communicable disease prevention and control system focusing on governorates with massive population displacements in Iraq.
  • WHO supported DOHs of Suleimaniya and Garmian in Suleimaniyah governorate with 79 and 32 pallets of essential medicines and medical supplies respectively.
  • WHO supported Harmat PHCC in Mosul has reported 4206 consultations, 45% of which was for under five years children while 53% was for females. Number of vaccinations administered stands at 1170. 
  • Gayyara Airstrip site PHCC in Ninewa governorate reported 6557 consultations of which 28% was for under 5 years children while 55% was for females. Vaccines administered reached 345. 
  • WHO implementing partner Heevie LNGO running WHO MMCs in Dohuk Governorate reported providing a total of 5610 consultations, of which 923 were for under 5 children in Talafar and Telkeyf districts in Ninawa Governorate.  
  • WHO supported Community Health Houses Project run by the implementing partner Heevie NGO has also provided 3839 consultations including 587 children under 5 in the Talafar district north Ninewa Governorate. 
  • From 20 March to 2 May, WHO in collaboration with the Central Public Health Lab of the Ministry of Health supported by USAID-OFDA, is conducting a series of handson training to enhance the capacity of laboratory staff to detect Vibrio cholerae at the national and central levels. Around 130 laboratory staff will be trained from 17 governorates in Iraq.  

Iraq humanitarian emergency, situation report 1-31 March [pdf 152Mkb]

Humanitarian emergency situation reports 2018

Iraq humanitarian emergency, situation report 1-28 February [pdf 883kb]

Iraq humanitarian emergency, situation report 1-31 January [pdf 694kb]

2017

Iraq humanitarian emergency, situation report 1-31 December [pdf 664kb]

Iraq humanitarian emergency, situation report 1-30 November [pdf 664kb]

Iraq humanitarian emergency, situation report 1-31 October [pdf 1Mb]

Iraq humanitarian emergency, situation report 1-30 September [pdf 854kb]

Iraq humanitarian emergency, situation report 1-31 May [pdf 950kb]

Iraq humanitarian emergency, situation report 1-30 April [pdf 900kb]

Situation reports

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 26, 9–23 July 2017 [pdf 530kb]

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 25, 25 June–8 July 2017 [pdf 620kb]  

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 23, 11–17 June 2017 [pdf 592kb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 21, 28 May–3 June 2017 [pdf 592kb]  

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 20, 21–27 May 2017 [pdf 592kb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 19, 15–20 May 2017 [pdf 636kb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 18, 8–15 May 2017 [pdf 1.20Mb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 17, 30 April–7 May 2017 [pdf 496kb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 16, 23–29 April 2017 [pdf 545kb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 15, 16–26 April 2017 [pdf 545kb]

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 14, 9–15 April 2017 [pdf 545kb]

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 13, 2–8 April 2017 [pdf 614kb]  

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 12, 26 March–1 April 2017 [pdf 610kb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 11, 13–25 March 2017 [pdf 645kb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 10, 12–28 March 2017 [pdf 560kb]   | Arabic [pdf 345kb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 9, 1–11March 2017 [pdf 560kb] |  Arabic [pdf 659kb]

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 8, 19–28 February 2017 [pdf 478kb]  Arabic [pdf 616kb]

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 7, 12–18 February 2017 [pdf 517kb]  |  Arabic [pdf 352]

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 6, 5–11 February 2017 [pdf 788kb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 5, 29 January–4 February 2017 [pdf 663kb] | Arabic [pdf 962]

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 4, 22–28 January 2017 [pdf 707kb]

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 3, 15–21 January 2017 [pdf 760kb] 

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 2, 7–14 January 2017 [pdf 631kb] | Arabic [pdf 477kb]

WHO special situation report, Mosul crisis, Iraq, Issue No 1, 1–7 January 2017 [pdf 639kb] | Arabic [pdf 459kb]

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Key health-related statistics

Total population (000s) 37 140
Total health expenditure on health (% of general government expenditure) 6.5
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) 50
Number of primary health care units and centres (per 10 000 population) 0.7
Total life expectancy at birth (years) 69.8

Source: Framework for health information systems and core indicators for monitoring health situation and health system performance, 2018

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