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The second round of the national polio campaign in Iraq was conducted from 12 to 16 April 2015 targeting 5.6 Million children aged 0 month to 5 years. Supported by WHO and other partners 5.4 million children were given oral polio vaccine (OPV) nationwide.
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WHO worked with the Directorates of Health (DOH), for Anbar and Baghdad and the Federal Ministry of Health to deploy six ambulances, essential medicines and health workers to Bzebaz Bridge to treat IDPs on transit.
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WHO donated and delivered four caravans to Habaniyah clinic, creating more space to handle the growing patient caseloads in the facility. WHO also supported the Directorate of Health of Anbar with one caravan for Al-Khaldia to serve the health needs of the displaced people.
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Essential medicines and kits were donated to the Directorate of Health in Anbar, Amriat Al Falluja, Al-Baghdadi, Al-Khaldia, Haditha, Baghdad (Warehouse) to improve access to treatment of internally displaced people.
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Over 100 health workers were trained in Erbil, Kirkuk, Diyala, Dohuk and Sulyeimaniah on the use of tablets to collect and analyse Early Warning and Response Alert Network (EWARN) data.