"We just need to have medical staff here to work and provide services for the community"
Healthcare
Long-Term Community Health
The healthcare sector in Sinjar was in a beleaguered state prior to ISIS’ invasion, with few specialized doctors and services available to residents. Since the destruction in 2014, hospitals have had to rely heavily on support from international organizations to provide basic care. Nadia’s Initiative is working to improve the region’s healthcare sector by rebuilding hospitals and primary health centers, providing them with critical supplies, furniture, and medical equipment, and training specialized staff to provide survivor-centered, trauma-informed care. Improving the region’s healthcare reduces the community’s long-term vulnerability.
45%
OF SURVEYED YAZIDIS STRUGGLE TO ACCESS NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE IN SINJAR
64%
OF SURVEYED YAZIDIS STATE THAT MEDICAL CENTERS DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES AND MEDICATIONS
82%
OF SURVEYED YAZIDIS REPORT A SEVERE LACK OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND SPECIALISTS
"Primary Health Centers are necessary for us here because if these health centers are not open, people have to drive to the city of Sinjar - even if it’s late at night. This is a good service for the community when the primary health centers and schools are restored and opened."
– Anonymous
Recent Healthcare News
Nadia’s Initiative is working with Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) to rehabilitate and furnish Solagh and Al Hateen(Dugure) primary healthcare centers (PHCs) in North and South Sinjar. The second healthcare project NI and HIA are collaborating on, once restored, these PHCs will provide access to quality healthcare for over 11,000 residents in the region.
Together with USAID, Nadia’s Initiative is facilitating medical awareness sessions across Sinjar to improve the capacity of healthcare professionals. The sessions cover how to better address and prevent infectious diseases like cholera, hemorrhagic fever, and scabies to promote improved community health.
As demands for quality and accessible public healthcare services in Sinjar are on the rise, we are expanding our support for Sinjar’s healthcare sector. Nadia's Initiative and USAID recently provided 5 Public Healthcare Centers (PHCs) in Sinjar with medical equipment, medicines, and supplies.
As the new year approaches, we're reflecting on our progress supporting Sinjar’s healthcare sector. In 2022, we helped 75,000 residents in the region access quality healthcare. We will continue working hard to make sure everyone in Sinjar has access to the mental and physical healthcare services they need to heal and recover.
Nadia’s Initiative is continuing our support of Sinjar's healthcare sector, having recently provided basic furniture, medical equipment, and supplies to 5 primary healthcare centers in Sinjar. This support will benefit patients and medical staff, making quality healthcare more accessible.
Nadia’s Initiative’s project to improve and expand the services provided at Sinuni General Hospital is forging ahead! As the only general hospital in North Sinjar, this rehabiliation project will improve service provision for thousands of local residents.
Investment in healthcare helps to reduce long-term vulnerabilities and increase the stability of the region. Nadia’s Initiative is working to improve the health sector in Sinjar by supporting healthcare centers and hospitals with reconstruction, provision of medicine and medical equipment, furnishings, and trauma-informed staff trainings.
Nadia's Initiative is building a new x-ray facility and laboratory at Sinuni General Hospital, in addition to renovating the drug store and garden area and creating additional shaded outdoor spaces for staff and patients.
While Nadia’s Initiative’s medical center is being constructed, we are providing tailored training sessions to medical workers at Sinjar's general hospitals and primary health clinics (PHCs) in preparation for its grand opening.
Nadia’s Initiative is excited to announce the launch of construction work on the site for our new Sinjar Medical Center. Our flagship healthcare project, the medical center will provide comprehensive medical care for the first time in the Sinjar region’s history.
Nadia’s Initiative has made it a priority to restore and improve healthcare facilities in Sinjar to make sure the Yazidi community has access to medical treatment and preventative care. NI rebuilt and furnished the primary health center in Adnaniya to provide quality and accessible healthcare.
Nadia's Initiative is working to enhance Sinjar's healthcare infrastructure by rebuilding general hospitals and primary health centers, providing medical supplies and equipment, and training medical staff. Watch the video below to learn more about our healthcare work in 2021.
Nadia’s Initiative is addressing the community’s need for quality healthcare in Aljzeera village by rehabilitating the village’s Primary Health Center (PHC). The new and improved PHC now serves over 500 residents in Aljzeera and surrounding villages.
Nadia’s Initiative is working on long-term and sustainable solutions to rebuilding and enhancing the healthcare sector in Sinjar. To combat a rise in COVID cases in the region, Nadia’s Initiative supported the “We Are With You” volunteer group to provide specialized doctors, nurses & treatment to COVID-19 patients.
Focusing on providing primary health centers with the equipment and materials they need, as well as tailored staff trainings, helps them reduce mortality rates and improve quality of care. That is why Nadia’s Initiative provided equipment and supplies to Tel Azeer and Khanasor PHCs in Sinjar.
In response to the community’s needs, Nadia’s Initiative rehabilitated the primary health center in Adnaniya complex. The initiative also restored clean water in the complex and is rebuilding a primary school. These projects incentivize displaced families to return to their homes.
Over 500 residents in Aljzeera complex no longer need to drive long distances to receive medical treatment. Nadia’s Initiative successfully rehabilitated and furnished Aljzeera primary health center to enable villagers to access quality healthcare.
Nadia’s Initiative and USAID are attempting to revitalize Sinjar's healthcare sector, so residents have equitable access to healthcare services. Providing Sinjar's primary health centers with vital supplies and medical equipment helps bridge the existing gaps in care provision.
Nadia’s Initiative and USAID aided dozens of primary health centers (PHCs) throughout Sinjar and provided essential medical equipment to Sinjar General Hospital. The rehabilitation of PHCs, general hospitals, and the expansion of their medical services improves and saves residents' lives.
Seven years after ISIS destroyed Sinjar’s hospitals and health clinics, Yazidis who have returned still face many barriers to accessing quality and affordable healthcare. NI is committed to restoring and expanding healthcare services in Sinjar, so all residents can access the care they need.
COVID-19 has demonstrated the toll that health crises take on every aspect of our lives. Nadia’s Initiative rehabilitated Wardiya Primary Health Center to provide healthcare to Sinjar’s residents and safeguard the progress they are making rebuilding their lives.
Nadia’s Initiative rebuilt, furnished, and supplied Rambosi Primary Health Center (PHC) from the ground up. According to Rambosi residents, “It will have a positive impact on the area and on the people of the village in particular.”
Demand for public health services is on the rise, so Nadia’s Initiative is expanding our support for Sinjar’s healthcare sector. Nadia’s Initiative and USAID are launching a project to provide 9 Public Health Centers in Sinjar with resources ranging from furniture and gurneys to vaccine storage.
The current Primary Health Center in Aljzeera village is in no shape to provide Yazidis with the quality healthcare they deserve to heal from the injuries of war and survive the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why Nadia’s Initiative is rehabilitating the PHC and improving access to medical services across Sinjar.
Conflict in Sinjar left the local healthcare system in disarray. Destruction of health centers and a lack of medical professionals leave residents with few options to access healthcare during the COVID pandemic. That’s why NI is restoring the Primary Health Center in Al Adnaniya village.
Nadia’s Initiative is bolstering healthcare providers in the Tel Azeer and Khanasor Public Health Centers with medical equipment, supplies, and furniture.
To the residents of Sinjar combatting the COVID pandemic, we are with you! Nadia’s Initiative is supporting the “We Are With You” group that aims to improve access to medical specialists and COVID related healthcare in North and South Sinjar.
Wardiya and Rambosi residents now have access to lifesaving care in their villages, as the Wardiya and Rambosi Primary Health Centers have been completed! With affordable healthcare, more Yazidis returning to Sinjar will be able to access treatment.
“My soul was in God’s hands. If I didn’t have this oxygen machine, I wouldn’t exist,” says Golan, a patient whose life was saved by breathing support from an oxygen concentrator provided by Nadia’s Initiative and USAID.
Nadia’s Initiative is launching the rehabilitation of a new Public Health Center - this time in Wardiya village! Rehabilitation will be done in collaboration with Hungarian Interchurch Aid and Sunrise NGO, with funding from Hungary Helps.