Ministry of Health (Iraq)
| وزارة الصحة | |
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| Formed | 1920 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Iraq |
| Headquarters | Baghdad  |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | Official website |
The Ministry of Health is the cabinet-level ministry of the Iraqi government tasked to provide health and medical services to every Iraqi citizen during normal and emergency circumstances in the country.
The ministry also administers the affairs of health and medical cadres in Iraq. It has a responsibility to provide best requirements of curative and health preventive security to all individuals of society. Health services have been developed by the ministry of health and its facilities. Consultative and service facilities expanded in a remarkable way. Iraqi people, hospitals and health centers suffered from wars and destruction, but in spite of all these circumstances, the health ministry and its cadres could provide best services to Iraqi citizens.
The Minister since 2022 is Saleh Mehdi Al-Hasnawi.
The health ministry demanded the government to have $3.8 billion budget noting that the ministry needs the amount to upgrade the health situation in Iraq.
Vision
[edit]The Ministry's mission is to respond to the needs of the public regarding healthcare services by developing organisational structures that facilitate sustainability and decentralisation. Additionally, the Ministry delivers and develops policies, strategies, regulations, laws and frameworks in order to improve and reform the healthcare system. Furthermore, the Ministry works to establish a healthy working environment that encourages continuous professional development. Finally, the Ministry seeks to improve scientific research output for the purpose of promoting the healthcare services in Iraq.[1]
Organizational structure
[edit]- First Deputy
- Blood Transfusion Center
- Health Education Dept.
- Finance & Auditing Dept.
- Second Deputy
- Liver Center
- Cosmetics Center
- Heart Center
- Cancer Center
- Forensic Medicine
- International Health Dept
- Diabetes Center
- Poisoning Info. Center
- Bone Marrow Center
- Impotence Center
- Popular Clinic Directorate
- Baghdad Health Directorate / Rusafa
- Baghdad Health Directorate / Karkh
- Saddam Medical City Directorate
- Yarmouk Medical Directorate
- Directorates of Health in all Governorates
- Directorate of Health Planning
- Manpower Dept
- Nursing Dept.
- Statistics Dept.
- Finance & Planning Dept
- Training of Staff Dept.
- Training of Staff Dept.
- Building Planning Dept.
- Self finances Dept.
- Technical Affair Directorate
- Laboratory Dept.
- Pharmacy Dept.
- Oral Health Dept.
- Medical Committee Dept.
- Curative Dept.
- Quality Control Dept.
- Consultation Dept.
- Admin & Legal Affairs
- Legal Dept.
- Administration Dept.
- Finance Dept.
- Personnel Dept.
- KIMADIA Company
- Planning Dept.
- Admin. Dept.
- Drug Dist. Dept.
- Drug Information Dept.
- Finance Dept.
- Printing Dept.
- Technical Dept.
- Vaccine & Sera Dept.
- Equipment Dist. Dept.
- Legal Dept.
- Warehouses Dept.
- Import Dept.
- Repair Dept.
- Inspection
- Governmental Fac. Dept.
- Non Governmental Fac. Dept.
- Claims Dept.
- Evaluation Dept.
- Drug & Equipment Dept.
- Technical Dept.
- Industrial Security Dept.
- Prevention
- Public Health Lab.
- PHC
- Nutrient Dept.
- Health Inspection Dept.
- Aids Center
- CDC
See also
[edit]- Ministry of Health (Kurdistan)
- List of hospitals in Iraq
- The New Iraqi Journal of Medicine
References
[edit]- ^ "MoH vision" (PDF). Ministry of Health.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Kurdistan DOH
- who
- War Takes Toll on Baghdad Psychiatric Hospital
- Mental health in Iraq
- Iraqi Medical Association
- U.S. Gives Iraqi Hospitals Broken Promises in Place of Medicine
- Clean Environment for Al Sadr Teaching Hospital
- Health Ministry Demands $3.8 Billion Budget in 2009
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