Iraq to expand national health insurance to nine provinces in 2026
Iraq will expand its national health insurance system to nine more provinces, starting next year, with full integration planned by 2026. Rollout will be phased, prioritizing government employees, social welfare recipients, people with disabilities, and retirees....
Universal Health Coverage for Better Social Protection: The Case of Iraq
Iraq’s healthcare system, once robust, has deteriorated due to decades of conflict, sanctions, and poor governance, leaving most citizens without insurance and reliant on an underfunded public sector plagued by staff shortages and inefficiencies. To address this, a...
An overview of the new Iraqi Health Insurance Law
This Article aims to provide an overview of the recently issued Iraqi Health Insurance Law no. 22 of 2020 (the ‘Health Insurance Law’). It covers the entry into force, insurance coverage, financing of the healthcare insurance programme, and interaction with healthcare...
Presenting documents on universal health coverage and the COVID 19 response in Iraq
Here’s presenting a research paper on the factors that influence financial risk protection and health services as barriers to universal health coverage for vulnerable families in Iraq. Another research article lists out the health financing challenges that Iraq faced...