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Iraq: 3RP Monthly Update - June 2015: Health

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21,426 consultations are provided to the Syrian Refugees in primary health care services

JUNE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Access to comprehensive primary health care services including maternal and child health remained stable during the first semester of 2015, the under 5 mortality rates remains low at 0.12/ month. Health centres are functioning in all 10 camps; in total more than 178,000 patients visited health centres in camps and consultation rates reached an average of 3.7 consultations/ refugee/ year (expected range: 1-4).

• MSF-CH is handing over curative care activities in Domiz 1 PHC to DoH Duhok in October 2015. The hand over started in close coordination between DoH Duhok, MSF-CH and UNHCR. MSF-CH will continue to provide specialized services including the maternity and community outreach programmes in Domiz.

• ACF expanded its Mental Health and Psychosocial Support programme to Akre refugee settlement.

• Cholera preparedness preparations continue through KRI in cooperation with the WASH sector, among others additional stocks of medication are ordered to enable timely response.