On Oct 10, 2018, the mental health support project for children and adolescents has been launched in Duhok district. With the presence of the director of directorate of health, Dr. Nezar Esmat and Mr. Mickely Muranna, the head of Italian agency for development and cooperation.

Dr. Nezar Esmat, the director general of health directorate in Duhok declared that on Oct 9, 2018 a consultative clinic has been opened in Shahedan quarter.

On Sep 19, 2018, Dr. Nezar Esmat, the director general of health directorate in Duhok declared with the collaboration of (AISPO) organization, Serena Murine, the consul general of Italy in Kurdistan region and Duhok governorate health in Zakho district have released a medical project for the individuals.

 Dr. Nezar Esmat the director general of health directorate in Duhok appealed that they signed another contract with Italy for supporting the psychological healthcare.

The symposium was opened with a speech from Dr. Nezar Esmat, director general of health directorate in Duhok; “the joint group of surgeons under the supervision of Dr. Ghazi Zebari, from nineteenth till now visit Kurdistan region regularly for conducting various surgeries, mostly for the rare and complicated cases, also providing the essential information for our surgeons”.

The General Directorate of the Duhok health has been process a following up on a number of pharmaceutical stores in Duhok in cooperation with the Kurdistan Syndicate of Pharmacists Duhok branch. 

At Azadi Teaching Hospital Hall has been setting up a training course for newly graduated doctors, in the presence of Dr. Nizar Esmat, director-general of health Duhok province with directors of hospitals (Azadi, Emergency and Hivi Children's Hospital.

The Directorate General of Health Duhok has revived World Heart Day by the presence of Dr. Nizar Esmat Director General of Health Duhok with number of doctors and cadres of heart disease center. through the revival of this world day, Dr.

Duhok, the Sheraton hotel has organized a blood donation campaign for their staffs who are working in the hotel in the presence of Dr. Nizar Esmat, Director General of Health-Duhok province.