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As the numbers fleeing Mosul continue to rise, AMAR teams have stepped in to increase healthcare provision for the displaced. In just ten days, our teams have constructed….
“Daesh [ISIS] soldiers constantly used to pull out clumps of my son’s hair,” says Nadiya, speaking about her eighteen-month-old son Ali from a hospital bed in Northern Iraq…
As Iraq’s offensive to liberate Mosul from ISIS control looms, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned of an impending humanitarian crisis….
AMAR’s ongoing work
In spite of 18 months of managing through COVID, AMAR continues to deliver healthcare, vocational training and mental health treatment across Iraq, from Basra in the south to Dohuk in the Kurdistan Region. More stories to follow in the run-up to the year's end. With...
NEW AMAR PSYCHO SOCIAL PROGRAM IN KRI
AMAR EXTENDS PSYCHO SOCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM TO IDPs IN KRI W.H.O SUPPORT NEW PROGRAM FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT ‘Into the light’ is extending the Escaping darkness mental health project, AMAR’s healthcare workers provided to IDPs and refugees in KRI region over...
COVID-19 risks deepening mental health crisis for Yazidis in Iraq
Yazidis displaced in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. They also face a mental health crisis that the pandemic threatens to make worse. Zaid, 31, has just heard the news that a resident of Darashakran camp in Erbil has been...
Yazidis in Iraq start New Year under threat of COVID-19
Today is Serê Sal (New Year), an important festival in the Yazidi calendar. It marks the descent to earth of Tawsi Melek, God’s chief angel, and the revelation of Lalish, the serene temple complex in northern Iraq that is the centre of the faith. Yazidis paint eggs in...
