MEDEVAC Programme in Iraq

IRAQ

Implementation of the MEDEVAC Programme in Iraq started as early as in 2003; the initial action was evacuation of 45 persons, predominantly children, who suffered from extensive burns or heart defects. From the Programme’s budget, 10 medical projects were supported, particularly for purchase of medical devices and supplies. Furthermore, a traumatological mission of a team from the General University Hospital took place in Iraqi Kurdistan, during which a total of 10 patients were operated on.


The MEDEVAC Programme is currently active in Iraq; an educational stay of Iraqi healthcare professionals specialising in gynaecology will take place in late 2023.

Implementation of the Programme in Iraq


2003 - 2005

  • evacuation of 45 persons (burns, heart defects)


2015

  • training provided by a traumatological team in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq / Erbil; 8 participants received the training


2016

  • financial backing of a donation made by the Adra organisation to support the building / creation of healthcare infrastructure for internally displaced persons in the Hasansham U2 IDP Camp near Mosul, Iraq, as well as to purchase medical supplies, instruments and a portable X-ray machine


2016

  • a financial donation made by Caritas International; distribution of potable water and hygiene packages for internally displaced persons near Mosul, Iraq


2016-2017

  • training provided by a traumatological team in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq / Duhok, Emergency Teaching Hospital (RIK / Duhok); a total of 44 participants received the training


2017

  • a donation made by Caritas International; distribution of sanitation supplies to two healthcare centres in Mosul; distribution of hygiene packages for internally displaced persons in Mosul, Iraq
  • a donation made by CARE; providing support for the restoration of a healthcare centre in eastern Mosul by buying basic medicines and medical equipment; training local healthcare professionals
  • mission of the traumatological team from the General University Hospital, during which 10 persons were operated on


2018

  • a donation made by Caritas International; a 3D printer was purchased to print components for damaged medical devices in the Ninewa / Mosul area


2019

  • a training mission of an infectologist from IKEM in Iraqi Kurdistan; 282 persons received the training


2020

  • an online training mission of an infectologist from IKEM in Iraqi Kurdistan; 13 persons received the training


2021

  • a financial donation made by Care International to improve access to reproduction, natal, post-natal and neonatal health care


2023

  • reconnaissance carried out by the teams of the Brno University Hospital and the Bulovka University Hospital specialising in gynaecology and burns in Baghdad and Najaf