Key policymakers during the scaling up injury surveillance in Iraq workshop. (MoH, 2011) Erbil, 22 November 2011 – The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), completed a two-day workshop to present the results of the Iraqi Sentinel Injury Surveillance system for the year 2010. This study was conducted as part of the European Union funded programme to strengthen specialized medical services in Iraq (emergency medical services and blood transfusion services).

Over 100 professionals, from different ministries and organizations, including the Iraqi Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health /KRG, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Planning and Ministry of Defense participated to the workshop to review the results and explore the possibility of expanding the injury surveillance system to the rest of country.