WHO, in coordination with the Ninewa Directorate of Health, has established an isolation unit at Hamam Aleel Field Hospital in Ninewa to treat suspected and confirmed cases of internally displaced COVID-19 patients. The unit will also serve to limit COVID-19 transmission in camps for the internally displaced in the governorate.
The unit is composed of two wards, each of which has five rooms with a total capacity of 20 beds. The referral services have accordingly been strengthened to facilitate the transfer of patients from camps to the isolation unit and from the unit to other secondary health facilities where advanced medical intervention is required.
The current COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed the fragile health system in Ninewa where almost all secondary health facilities have been damaged and over 75% of hospital bed capacity lost during the five-year internal conflict which erupted in the governorate in 2014.
WHO extends its appreciation to the Government of Kuwait and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for their generous contributions which have supported the establishment of this unit.
WHO thanks all donors and partners who have contributed to fund the Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to combat COVID-19. A special appreciation goes to Member States and other contributors who provided flexible funds, making it possible for WHO to deliver a coherent, strategic and broad response.
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