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Highlights
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More than 25000 children were reached with the 3 rd dose of the oral polio vaccine and 24000 vaccinated against measles in 6 governorates of Baghdad (Kharkh), Dahuk, Kirkuk, Thiqar, Salahaldeen and Wassit to ensure more children are protected against vaccine preventable diseases
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A total of 500 000 consultations for various diseases were recorded in all Government and health partner supported health facilities in eight conflict affected Governorates. The majority women and children under the age of 5 years
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In addition, more than 235 000 consultations were recorded in WHO-Government supported facilities and those run by WHO’s implementing partners in Ninewa, Kirkuk, Baghdad, Khabat and Erbil including more than 5 000 children under the age of 5 years.
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WHO supported 5 Directorates of Health and 4 implementing partners with emergency medical supplies including medicines and kits sufficient for more than 241 000 people. The supplies include medicines used to treat chronic conditions, skin infections and antibiotics. Also provided were essential medicines used during surgical procedures
Situation Update
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Accessibility remains a major challenge in some conflict affected governorates of Ninewa and Salahadin which continues to limit partner’s efforts to respond to the health needs of the communities. Health partners are working with health authorities to ensure that people in hard to reach areas and those with limited access are reached with basic services through outreach services like mobile medical clinics and mobile medical teams. WHO is working through implementing partners and Directorates of Health (DOHs) to ensure continued service delivery of health services in underserved areas.
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The operations in west Mosul that started in Mid-February continued into April 2017, recording more than 6000 hospital based casualties that were treated in major hospitals in Ninewa and neighbouring governorates of Erbil and Dahuk. Due to the rising numbers of casualties from the frontlines of Mosul and the increasing medical needs of internally persons in Hamam al’ Alil IDP camp, WHO opened a 3 rd Field Hospital in Hamam al’ Alil. The hospital will be used to offer secondary and tertiary health care services for IDPs from Hamam al’ Alil IDP camp in addition to treating trauma patients from the frontlines of west Mosul.
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Due to the ongoing conflict in the country, high numbers of mental health related illness including neurological disorders, substance abuse disorders, post-traumatic disorders, anxiety and other war related mental health conditions are likely to be recorded. In this reporting period, more than 900 mental health disorders were recorded in the 8 conflicted affected governorates.
The numbers could however be higher than those reported from health facilities.