GHS Index 2021
6-pillar pandemic preparedness · NTI/Johns Hopkins
WHO IHR-SPAR
15 IHR core capacities · self-assessment, latest year
Disease burden — longitudinal
WHO TB Programme + GHO + UN MMEIG
Recent outbreaks in Iraq
0 WHO DON events
SAHA-selected governorates (5)
From the SAHA Pillar 1 PPF report (IMACS, 2026) — evidence matrix per governorate.
IQ-BA
Basrah
البصرة
Priority sub-areas
Khorma · Al-Qurna · Abu Al-Khaseeb · Shatt Al-Arab · Al-Zubair · Al-Faw
Climate hazards
Extreme heat; chronic grid failure; Shatt al-Arab salinity intrusion (20–50+ g/L); WASH crisis; sandstorms.
Priority diseases
Acute diarrhoeal / water-borneHeat-relatedCholeraWASH-related communicable diseasesIndustrial-contamination co-morbidities
Vulnerability ranking
Iraq's most severe climate hotspot; 11 contaminated industrial / military legacy sites.
Health infrastructure
Basra Teaching Hospital + ~120 PHCs; ~40% of marshland PHCs paper-based; ~60% mobile-team coverage in marshlands.
Refugees / displaced
Returning IDPs from southern provinces; Al-Faw and Abu Al-Khaseeb among top climate-displacement origins.
Open data gaps
IQ-001 HERAMS 2024 sub-area extraction
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IQ-DQ
Dhi Qar
ذي قار
Priority sub-areas
Nasiriya · Al Chibayish · Al Rifaí · Al Mudaina
Climate hazards
Multi-year drought; salinity; marshland degradation (Ramsar site); extreme heat; flooding.
Priority diseases
WASH-relatedHeat-relatedVector-borne (visceral leishmaniasis 15–21 / 100K)Displacement-linked
Vulnerability ranking
Multi-year compound stressors; high climate-displacement (Al Chibaish, Al Midahina).
Health infrastructure
~80 PHCs; rural marshland units; HERAMS sub-area data missing.
Refugees / displaced
IDPs from drought + marshland degradation; Al Qurna corridor.
Open data gaps
Same as Basrah
PPF note: 2022 CCHF surge — 48% of Iraq's 212 cases concentrated in Dhi Qar (WHO 2022).
water-borneVLheatdisplacement
IQ-SD
Salah al-Din
صلاح الدين
Priority sub-areas
Samarra · Tikrit · Al Alam · Balad
Climate hazards
Drought + heat layered on conflict-damaged infrastructure; declining Tigris flow.
Priority diseases
WASH-relatedHeat-relatedVector-borneConflict / infrastructure interactionWater-borne
Vulnerability ranking
Compound fragility (climate + post-conflict).
Health infrastructure
Tikrit Teaching Hospital + ~45 PHCs; DHIS2 operational; security stabilised post-2018.
Refugees / displaced
Returning IDPs post-ISIS.
Open data gaps
Cross-country gaps
water-borneheatvector
IQ-DI
Diyala
ديالى
Priority sub-areas
Penjwin · Al Khalis · Baqubah · Balad Ruz · Refugee camps + PoEs
Climate hazards
Sand & dust storms; flash flooding; drought; water scarcity; cross-border Iran flows.
Priority diseases
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (PRIMARY)Water-borneHeat-relatedFlash-flood injuriesCamp-linked CDs
Vulnerability ranking
Top-10 sensitivity (Diyala Qasabah); top climate-displacement (Balad Ruz).
Health infrastructure
Baqubah General + ~45 PHCs; cross-border districts with Iran (Penjwin).
Refugees / displaced
Cross-border refugee / PoE flows.
Open data gaps
IQ-001 HERAMS sub-area extraction
CL leishwater-borneheatPoE
IQ-DA
Duhok
دهوك
Priority sub-areas
Sumel · Ibrahim Al-Khalil · Zakho · Darkar · Amedi
Climate hazards
KRI mountainous; flash floods (Tigris tributaries); snowmelt-driven runoff; wildfire (Amedi forest); Ibrahim Al-Khalil = primary land PoE with Turkey.
Priority diseases
Camp-linked CDsTBCutaneous leishmaniasisDiarrhoealHeat-related (lowland Sumel)
Vulnerability ranking
KRG governorate hosting ~280K IDPs (Yazidi + Christian) per UNHCR 2024; high WASH burden in informal settlements.
Health infrastructure
Duhok University Hospital; KRG MoH-managed; functional PHC density adequate centrally, sparse in Amedi mountains.
Refugees / displaced
Domiz (Syrian refugees ~32K), Khanke / Sharya / Bersive / Kabarto / Mam Rashan / Bajed Kandala (Yazidi IDPs).
Open data gaps
IQ-003 KRG–Federal coordination · Camp-PHC capacity disaggregation
PPF note: 2021 IDP camp population in Duhok: 188,567 across 16 camps (REACH 2021).
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