Health Services for IDPs in Duhok Governorate

Health Facility, District

or Directorate

No. of Patients seen & managed

Hospital Admission

Surgical Operation

Childbirth

Death

Duhok Health District

11714

556

99

158

9

Shekhan Health District

2871

Bardarash Health District

1874

1

Sumail Health District

7327

Amedy Health Directorate

3561

10

7

Zakho Health Directorate

13130

246

2

76

6

Akre Health Directorate

1558

31

2

9

Emergency (122)

98

Total

42133

833

113

251

15

­  An immunization campaign among IDPs started in September 7^th to be finished in September 25^th. The campaign involved immunizing all children aged 9 months to 15 years against Measles as well as immunizing those aged 5-15 years against Polio.

­  Meeting of cholera preparedness committee conducted at the Ministry level with the Minister of Health and at the DOH level with the Director General of Health in Duhok

­  Six cardiac catheterization processes had been done for patients from IDPs with one open heart surgery at Duhok Heart Center

­  Renal dialysis was done for 29 patients at Duhok Kidney Diseases Center.

­  four newly diagnosed patients with Thalassemia were recorded in Thalassemia center

­  60967 children aged 9 months to 15 years had been vaccinated against measles, and 40496 aged 5-15 years vaccinated against polio within the immunization campaign conducted for IDPs.

­  603 under five children screened for Growth monitoring. Among them 44 were moderately underweight and 6 severely underweight.

­  Two suspected cases of measles and one AFP case among IDPs had been reported and samples taken for confirmation.