Erbil in 1 April 2018 Experts meet to discuss mental health in post-conflict Iraq Medical professors and mental health experts will join a panel debate tomorrow in Erbil to discuss the recent period of conflict in Iraq and how it has impacted on people’s mental health and their ability to cope with successive displacement and traumatic events. Professor Dr Sirwan Kamil Ali and Assistant Professors Dr Asmaa Ghanem and Dr Banaz Adnan from Hawler Medical University, and Dr Joelle Vernet and Dr Geri Dyer from Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will be part of the panel discussion and will take questions from an audience of medical students, non-government organisations and government officials. The Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of…

Mercy Hands for Humanitarian Aid is a leading Iraqi NGO, founded in 2004 with a goal to save lives and preserve human dignity. Mercy Hands is headquartered in Baghdad, and has four satellite offices in Babil, Karbala, Salah al-Din and Erbil Governorates. According to our 2015 - 2016 Work Strategy, Mercy Hands is currently active in the following humanitarian sectors: emergency aid, civil society and democratization, peace-building, protection, and health. For more information, please visit the Mercy Hands website: www.mercyhands.net. FULL REPORT CAN BE DOWNLOADED BELOW.

Harikar NGO is a neutral, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization established in 30th May 2004 by group of social activists. Harikar NGO as stated in its mission statement strives toward the fulfilment of human and women rights in Duhok Governorate as stipulated in the new Iraqi constitution of 15th October 2005. Harikar is committed to- within its resources- contribute towards the achievement of the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals.  Harikar believes in human rights, the right of every person to reach his potential without discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, social segment and ethnicity. We strive to achieve the social justice especially among the marginalized vulnerable groups. It also works towards elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and promotes their capacity to fully participate in the community development.  In…

The United Iraqi Medical Society For Relief and Development (UIMS) celebrates of receiving for 3 Mobile Clinic UIMS with the Embassy of Kuwait in Iraq and on the Embassy’s land and in the presence of Dr. Saleem Al- Juboori the president of the Iraqi parliament and Mr. Salim Al- Zamanan the Ambassador of Kuwait in Iraq and Mr. Mohammed Tahir Al-Tamemi the Director General of the NGOs Department and Dr. Hazim Al- Jumaili the representative of the Ministry of Health and Dr. Ahmed Al-Heeti the president of the United Iraqi Medical Society for Relief and Development and a number of other important persons celebrated of receiving 3 Mobile Clinic as a kind donation from Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society and within…

The United Iraqi Medical Society For Relief and Development Distributed 5000 food parcels to the families in Al-Anbar province Under the direct supervision of the civilian management cell- Prime minister office and the Embassy of the state of Kuwait in Iraq and within (Al-Kuwait Beside you) Campaign The United Iraqi Medical Society For Relief and Development is Distributed 5000 food parcels to the returning families to their cities in the districts and areas and villages of Al-Anbar province for supporting the stability of the liberated areas and the returning of life in these areas

Harikar NGO is a neutral, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization established in 30th May 2004 by group of social activists. Harikar NGO as stated in its mission statement strives toward the fulfilment of human and women rights in Duhok Governorate as stipulated in the new Iraqi constitution of 15th October 2005. Harikar is committed to- within its resources- contribute towards the achievement of the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals.  Harikar believes in human rights, the right of every person to reach his potential without discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, social segment and ethnicity. We strive to achieve the social justice especially among the marginalized vulnerable groups. It also works towards elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and promotes their capacity to fully participate in the community development.  In…