Sulaimani records 192 corona cases

kurdsatnews

Jul 12, 2022

Corona hospital in Sulaimani.

Saman Sheikh Latif, head of media and communications of the Sulaimani General Directorate of Health, said that 385 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours in Sulaimani province, of which 192 were positive and 193 were negative.

The number of cases in all provinces of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq has also increased.

In the summer time the Kurdistan region has recorded a number of diseases such as Cholera, Congo fever and Covid-19.

Sulaimani’s Shar Hospital admitted over 164K patients in six months

According to numbers released by the Sulaimani Health Department, during the past six months of 2023, 164 thousand 204 patients have been admitted to Sulaimani’s Shar Hospital, the city’s largest hospital.

124,792 of the patients were admitted through the emergency department of the hospital, while 6,623 patients received care in the artificial kidney department, the department said.

The statement also said that over 5 thousand people underwent surgery in the hospital.

535 patients were admitted to the respiratory department and 1,785 to the cerebrovascular department.

Sulaimani is known for its good public health care services and ranks the first province in Iraq for having the best health care system in the country.

تەندروستی2 years ago

KRG takes extra measures against dengue fever

The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) announced in a statement that due to the approaching Eid al-Adha, the High Committee to Fight Dengue Fever held its third joint meeting and decided to allocate 2 billion 771 million dinars to prevent the spread of the disease.

The Ministry also said strict measures will be taken against the slaughterhouses in coordination with the Ministry of Interior. To prevent the slaughter of animals outside the slaughterhouses and the movement of animals will be restricted, the ministry noted.

Special committees have been formed at the provincial and autonomous administration levels to fight disease, according to the statement.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources explained that the first Eid al-Adha service in mosques will be dedicated to raising awareness among citizens not to buy meat on the streets, that cause the spread of the disease.

The ministry During Eid al-Adha, will monitor slaughterhouses before and after slaughter of animals.

تەندروستی2 years ago

Akre reports first case of dengue fever

Akre health department spokesman Nechirvan Fakhreddin told Kurdsat that a patient was admitted to hospital on Wednesday who suspected of having dengue fever.

He added that his blood work was sent to Baghdad for testing and tested positive for dengue fever.

The patient is 55-year-old man is a resident of Dinarta district of Akre district.

The spokesman said the patient was treated at the hospital and is currently in good health.