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4-Health and Environment Sector

During the 1970s and 80s of the last century, the Republic of Iraq was
considered as one of the leading nations in healthcare in the Middle East and
North Africa. Sanctions imposed on Iraq in the 1990s led to deterioration in the

healthcare system.

Today the Iraqi government works on changing the healthcare system to make
a better one through investment in teaching, training and infrastructure. The
government is committed to give the healthcare system its natural prestige as a
regional pioneer in this sector by increasing the health care budget, which

indicates a fundamental change in the government priorities in this vital sector.
There are 360 hospitals and 1609 healthcare clinic located in the provinces and
tens of thousands private medical clinics.

Health indicators is of great importance to growth, standard of living and
human capacity building. It is well known that the health status of the people in

any country is considered as a main factor in the economic growth of the
country. In Iraq, the Ministry of Health is in charge of determining the health
level within a large system of hospitals and different medical clinics in addition
to the private health sector represented by private hospitals and private medical
clinics.

Health Indicators reflecting the sector's status and development:

- Number of hospitals in Iraq (public and private) in 2018 is 416
hospitals, 216 health institutions, 339 public health clinics (including

KRG).