Efforts are underway to have these workers officially recognized through coordination with Baghdad.

Sulaymaniyah, considered as the capital of health services in the Kurdistan Region and indeed in Iraq, is currently confronting a severe crisis. This crisis has raised concerns over the continuity of medical services, particularly surgeries, in government hospitals.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced that by decree of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, an order has been issued to employ nearly 775 medical graduates from the academic year 2023–2024 across the region’s universities.

The White House confirmed Wednesday that Susan Monarez, the recently appointed head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has been fired after refusing to resign in the middle of a standoff with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The number of people who suffered food poisoning at a restaurant in Duhok has risen to 200, according to health officials.

The ministry also revealed it has destroyed approximately 2,614 kilograms of various narcotics as part of ongoing efforts to combat drug abuse in the country.