In Iraq, IGC is engaging 20 emergency medicine physicians; chemical, biological, radiological (CBR) focal points; and law enforcement from the Kurdistan Ministry of Health (IKR MOH), Shar Hospital, and the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs (MoPA) in the Kurdistan Region in a hospital assessment. This project has a series of engagements focused on hospital CBR preparedness to further develop the region’s capacity to respond to CBR events. The project involves:
- The development and implementation of a tailored questionnaire to assess the CBR incident response capabilities in-person at Shar Hospital in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq;
- A three-day, in-person engagement at Shar Hospital Sulaymaniyah, Iraq to review the assessment results and train relevant staff on gaps identified;
- 35 hours of remote follow-up sessions on CBR security, standard operating procedure(SOP) development, and cross-sector and/or departmental communication protocols.
