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Situation reports on the crisis in Ramadi

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Ramadi General Hospital sustained more than 40% damageRamadi General Hospital has sustained more than 40% damage in the recent fightingHighlights 

  • Ramadi City was liberated on 27 December 2015. However, active fighting is still ongoing in many parts of the city.
  • Since June 2015, approximately 15 000 families have been displaced from Ramadi and are residing in various internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and host communities across eastern Anbar and western Baghdad.
  • 380 families (2300 individuals) have been displaced since 27 December and are residing in the newly established Al-Qasr camp, north of Al-Habbaniyah Tourist City IDP camp. Al-Qasr camp is already over capacity and a new camp location is being considered.
  • Health facility assessments have been conducted in various secure cleared areas of the city but there remain many areas where assessments cannot be undertaken due to the fear of mines and booby traps.
  • Comprehensive health services are being provided through the Department of Health and various health cluster partners, including WHO.

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Read the latest situation report, January 2016

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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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