Directorate General of Health – Duhok
Health Services for IDPs in Duhok Governorate
September 7th – 13th, 2014
Fact Sheet
Key curative services figures
Health Facility, District
or Directorate
No. of Patients seen
& managed
Hospital
Admission
Surgical
Operation
Childbirth
Death
Duhok Health District
11714
556
99
158
9
Shekhan Health District
2871
Bardarash Health District
1874
Sumail Health District
7327
Amedy Health Directorate
3561
Zakho Health Directorate
13130
Akre Health Directorate
1558
Emergency (122)
Total
1
10
7
246
2
76
31
2
9
833
113
251
6
98
42133
 An immunization campaign among IDPs started in September 7th to be finished in
September 25th. The campaign involved immunizing all children aged 9 months to 15
years against Measles as well as immunizing those aged 5-15 years against Polio.
 Meeting of cholera preparedness committee conducted at the Ministry level with the
Minister of Health and at the DOH level with the Director General of Health in Duhok
 Six cardiac catheterization processes had been done for patients from IDPs with one
open heart surgery at Duhok Heart Center
 Renal dialysis was done for 29 patients at Duhok Kidney Diseases Center.
 four newly diagnosed patients with Thalassemia were recorded in Thalassemia center
15
Preventive Health Services
 60967 children aged 9 months to 15 years had been vaccinated against measles, and
40496 aged 5-15 years vaccinated against polio within the immunization campaign
conducted for IDPs.
 603 under five children screened for Growth monitoring. Among them 44 were
moderately underweight and 6 severely underweight.
 Two suspected cases of measles and one AFP case among IDPs had been reported and
samples taken for confirmation.
Risks & Challenges
 Poor hygiene and sanitation together with high rate of diarrhea related
syndrome, among the IDPs is an alarming for the risk of Cholera.
 Shortage of drugs, vaccines and medical supplies.
 Shortage in the number of healthcare workers.
Needs
 Increasing the budget of DOH-Duhok for the current situation
 Drugs and vaccines
 Provision of sufficient amount of hygiene kits
 Ambulances (20)
 Mobile under tent health centers and field hospitals
 Recruitment of new health workers as well as financial support.