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IOM Partners with Pediatric Hospital for Medical Referrals

November 3, 2011 News

The International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s Iraq Mission has formed a partnership with Hevi Pediatric Hospital in Dahuk to treat children referred by IOM who are in need of medical care.

Following a successful operation at the hospital in June for a child afflicted with a serious hernia, IOM spoke with the lead surgeon Dr. Qadir Dosky regarding the possibility of further referrals for other children in need.

This discussion lead to a meeting on September 10 with the Head of Hevi Pediatric Hospital, Dr. Moayad. Dr. Moayad expressed his strong interest in continuing to work with IOM, and said that the hospital is ready to provide free treatment for one child referred by IOM each week.

IOM works in vulnerable communities throughout Iraq to assess the needs of the people living there and provide assistance through its range of humanitarian and development programs.

"We are very grateful to Hevi Pediatric Hospital and its dedicated team of medical experts for their support" said IOM Head of Erbil Hub Lado Gvilava. "This partnership will help more Iraqi children to lead healthier, happier lives."

In accordance with the assessment team's findings, relief items were sent from IOM Iraq's emergency warehouse in the governorate of Erbil. The families were provided with basic supplies including bed frames, mattresses, pillows, carpets, plastic furniture, and water purification kits.

As well as distributing relief supplies, IOM constructed temporary clinics in one of the camps. These clinics were equipped with water filtration units and run by local doctors and medical assistants.

IOM arranges all of the necessary paperwork, transportation and other logistics for the treatment, and often provides medicine as well as surgical supplies.