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baby is given a dose of oral polio vaccine at a primary health care centre in Iraq
Programme
17 December 2018
Health and Nutrition-Iraq
For every child in Iraq, the right to survival, growth and development.
Rawan Ali Abdullah, a 3-month-old baby girl with her mother Asma and her grandmother Furat, waiting to be vaccinated.  The family came to Al Shuaibi Primary Health Care Center to be vaccinated.
Photo essay
01 June 2023
Use of clean energy for vaccine cold chain
Use of clean energy for vaccine cold chain
Dounia, a 25-year old mother is bringing her two children Mariam, 5 and Zain, 3 to Suleiman Feidi Clinic in Al Bounouk district of Baghdad.
Photo essay
05 April 2023
Investing in Early Childhood Development
Investing in Early Childhood Development
A child from Mosul-Iraq receives routine vaccination by health workers on mobile teams supported by UNICEF.
Press release
26 January 2023
UNICEF and WHO supported the national multi-antigen campaign for more than 400,000 children.
UNICEF/UN0648614/Njiokiktjien
Photo essay
17 November 2022
Kangaroo mother care is ensuring premature babies thrive
How infants are receiving the intensive care they need to go home healthy.
Article
05 November 2022
A new opportunity to grow healthy for vulnerable children
A new opportunity to grow healthy for vulnerable children
Press release
09 March 2022
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
Article
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
Photo essay
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.
Press release
11 March 2020
Approximately 1 million children in Iraq to receive health and nutrition support, thanks to a new contribution from Japan