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baby is given a dose of oral polio vaccine at a primary health care centre in Iraq

17 December 2018

Health and Nutrition-Iraq

For every child in Iraq, the right to survival, growth and development.

UNICEF, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, launched a campaign to support the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines and routine immunization services in all districts of Iraq

More than 1,300 mobile outreach teams will be supported throughout the country.

Hussain was born on New Year’s Day at a Al-Alawiyeh hospital in Baghdad

18 January 2022

Navigating pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Navigating pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic

A mother who cares for kangaroo mothers in Iraq

17 November 2020

World Prematurity Day 2020

For babies born too soon, Kangaroo Mother care provides a lifeline in the city of Mosul, Iraq

Vaccinations are carried out in Kilo 18 camp, in Anbar governorate. IDPs in the camp are primarily from Anbar, and are fleeing ISIL. Vaccinations include at a minimum polio, measles and Vitamin A supplements. UNICEF works inside the camp to carry out an array of activities, including education, WASH, health and child protection. Vaccinations are carried out with funding from the government of Japan.

Approximately 1 million children in Iraq to receive health and nutrition support, thanks to a new contribution from Japan