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Ministry of Health

National Tuberculosis Program

Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Iraq

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Iraq

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Iraq

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Iraq

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Iraq

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Iraq

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Iraq

United Nations Country Team Iraq

World Bank, Iraq

World Food Programme (WFP), Iraq

Key health-related statistics

Total population	33 227
Total health expenditure on health (% of GDP)	8.0
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births)	24.0
Number of primary health care units and centres (per 10 000 population)	0.7
Total life expectancy at birth (years)	72.7

Source: Country statistical profiles (2011)

See Iraq country profile

Millennium Development Goals

Progress towards health-related MDGs

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

WHO collaboration

Country Cooperation Strategy

WHO Representative

Ministry of Health

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The WHO Representative for Iraq
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Iraq WHO headquarters page

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