World Health Organization Restores Permanent International Presence In Iraq

WHO (the World Health Organization) has resumed the permanent placement of international staff in Iraq after five years. This move will strengthen WHO’s support to the Iraqi government in responding to humanitarian crises, reforming healthcare system and prioritizing health services. Foreign staff were withdrawn after the August 2003 terrorist attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad.

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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on July 22nd, 2008