Source: Government of Iraq, World Health Organization
Country: Iraq
Highlights
- Number of reporting sites: One hundred and twenty-one(121) reporting sites (96% of the total EWARN reporting sites) including sixty-three (63) in internally displaced people’s (IDP) camps, six (6) in refugee camps and fifty-two (52) mobile clinics submitted their weekly reports timely and completely.
- Total number of consultations: 36 384 (Male = 16 784 and Female = 19 600) marking a decrease of 3 812 since last week.
- Leading causes of morbidity in the camps: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) (n=15 638), skin diseases (n=1 391) and acute diarrhea (AD) (n=2 598) remained the leading causes of morbidity in all camps during this reporting week.
- Number of alerts: Four (4) alerts were generated through EWARN, and all of them were from IDPs camps during this reporting week. All these alerts were investigated within 72 hours, of which three were verified as true; they were further investigated and responded by the respective Governorates Departments of Health.