Iraq Tackles Health Care Reform

Iraq is considering a new health-care initiative in the face of criticism that only half of the current budget is received by the Ministry of Health, writes Omar al-Shaher.
An Iraqi instructor teaches a widow how to use a blood pressure device at widows training and development center in Baghdad, November 12, 2012. Widows work on sewing machine at a widows training and development center in Baghdad, November 13, 2012. Baghdad's Widows Training and Development Centre offers training to improve employment prospects for widows and help enable them to set up their own businesses to support their families. Established in 2006 and funded by a number of international charities, the c
An Iraqi instructor teaches a widow how to use a blood-pressure device at widows training and development center in Baghdad, Nov. 12, 2012. - REUTERS/Saad Shalash
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The Iraqi Ministry of Health is engaged in a study regarding the possibility of enacting a health care law, which is supposed to be the cornerstone of Iraq's plan to improve the level of health services provided by medical institutions and to provide a new source of funding.

Iraq allocates an estimated $5 billion annually to cover the needs of the health sector, whose infrastructure is limited.

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