Introduction

Heevie Organization, as a national non-governmental organization working in the humanitarian field for the last 17 years, has continued providing the support and assistance for the vulnerable population throughout the different crises affected regions in Iraq.

Heevie Organization, by the support of the health office of His Excellency the President of Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Mr. Nechirvan Barzani, and through the wide network of partnerships with the national, international and UN agencies, was successful to guarantee the necessary support for its different projects and activities. The long experience in the humanitarian field and the availability of the expert human resources made Heevie able to design, develop and implement the planned activities in the best quality and within the suitable time frame.

During the year 2022, Heevie organization continued implementing its different projects and activities aiming to respond to the needs and requirements of the different population groups mainly the IDPs, returnees and the host community in the different regions and governorates. Heevie activities has covered different levels of service provision involving the below categories:

1. Registering and treating patients with congenital heart diseases and chronic and difficult to be treated illnesses.
2. Providing primary health care services both through the static clinics and the mobile medical clinics
3. Providing mental health services and psychosocial support services
4. Providing the physiotherapy and medical rehabilitation services
5. Training and capability building of the health staff
6. Establishing, rehabilitation and renovation of health facilities
7. Providing medicines and medical supplies
8. Supporting local healthcare facilities

Heevie Organization has been able to provide equitable, safe and free access to healthcare services for tens of thousands of vulnerable and crises affected populations. This report includes details of the activities and projects implemented by Heevie organization during the year 2022, highlighting the various aspects of these projects, the beneficiaries’ details, the areas of implementation and the other related aspects.

Human resources and staff

Heevie Organization has recruited the required human resources to work within its different projects in order to perform the required tasks and implement the different activities. During the 2022, Heevie has run and supported thirty 31 health facilities in Duhok, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Ninewa Governorates, involving 12 primary healthcare centers in the IDPs camps, 7 sub-district health centers, 8 specialized Mental Health and Psychosocial Support centers, one specialized Physiotherapy and Medical Rehabilitation center and three major tertiary healthcare facilities.

During this year, nearly 677 staff have worked in different Heevie projects, distributed over two main categories, the administration and management staff and the field and service staff. The field staff worked in the health projects are both the medical and non-medical personnel, the medical staff consisted of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, assistant pharmacists, laboratory assistants, social workers and community health workers. The non- medical staff involve logistic coordinators, the data management and the service staff.

In 2022, 41 management and administration staff supervised the implementation of Heevie activities while 10 people worked on the data collection and management. Within Heevie health centers, 73 doctors provided the medical consultations, involving psychiatrist doctors, rheumatologists, dentists and radiologists, 288 paramedics, 43 mental health and psychosocial support staff, 5 physiotherapists, 40 clerking staff, 20 trainers, 2 engineers and142 drivers and service staff has worked in the facilities supported and run by Heevie Organization. Below is a table with the details of the staff worked in Heevie projects during 2022

Projects and activities

The Total number of patients examined and treated through Heevie projects in 2022 reached (481,381) distributed amongmultiple projects as follows:

1. Project: Treating Patients and Training the Local Medical staff in cooperation with Italian organizations. - (Click here To View)
The number of the surgical operations performed in Italy is (4)
The number of operations performed by the Italian Cardiac Team in Kurdistan Region is (7)

2. Project: Registering and examining the Children with Congenital Heart Diseases. - (Click here To View)
The number of patients examined/registered is (443)

3. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Mam Rash IDP camp in Ninawa governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (34,664)

4. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Shariya IDP camp in Duhok governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (43,199)

5. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Bersivy1 IDP camp in Duhok governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (28,381)

6. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Kabarto2 IDP camp in Duhok governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (47,160)

7. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Hasan Sham U2 IDP camp in Ninawa governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (20,960)

8. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Ashti IDP camp in Sulaymaniyah governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (42,913) 

9. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Rwanga IDP camp in Duhok governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (42,269)

10. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Bouzan sub district within Talkaif district. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (8,171)

11. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie/Farmamundi specialized health center at Chameshko IDP camp in Duhok governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (49,478)

12. Project: Primary health care services within health center at Chameshko IDP camp in Duhok governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (25,040)

13. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Esyan IDP camp in Duhok governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (30,494)

14. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Bajid Kandala IDP camp in Duhok governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (27,680)

15. Project: Primary health care services within Heevie static clinic in Bersivy2 IDP camp in Duhok governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations is (36,163)

16. Project: Providing the Physical Rehabilitation Services for IDPs in Duhok governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations and physiotherapy sessions (14,459)
The Number of Patients Supported with assistive devices (242)

17. Project: Providing access to the mental and psychosocial support services for the vulnerable populations in Erbil governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Kalak is (506)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Debaga Camp is (472)

18. Project: Providing the mental and psychosocial support services for the vulnerable populations in Duhok and Sulaymaniyah governorates: - (Click here To View)

A. Providing specialized psychiatrist consultations:
The number of MHPSS consultations in Shariya camp is (454)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Kabarto2 camp is (592)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Mam Rash camp is (507)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Rwanga camp is (477)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Bersivy1 camp is (437)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Bersivy2 camp is (655)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Chameshko FM camp is (224)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Chameshko WHO camp is (723)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Esyan camp is (239)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Ashti camp is (214)
The number of MHPSS consultations in Bajid kandala1 camp is (499)

B. Providing psychotherapy and psychosocial support sessions:
The number of MHPSS sessions in Shariya camp is (1,959)
The number of MHPSS sessions in Kabarto2 camp is (1,982)
The number of MHPSS sessions in Mam Rash camp is (2,040)
The number of MHPSS sessions in Rwanga camp is (1,543)
The number of MHPSS sessions in Bersivy1 camp is (1,577)
The number of MHPSS sessions in Bersivy2 camp is (1,645)
The number of MHPSS sessions in Chameshko FM camp is (949)
The number of MHPSS sessions in Chameshko WHO camp is (2,711)
The number of MHPSS sessions in Esyan camp is (256)
The number of MHPSS sessions in Ashti camp is (481)
The number of MHPSS sessions in Bajid kandala1 camp is (2,111)

19. Project: Supporting the local health system in Talafar and Sinjar districts of Ninewa governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations in Al Aroba is (3,953)
The number of consultations in Al Qadisiya is (3,717)
The number of consultations in Golat is (3,678)
The number of consultations in Hardan is (2,526)
The number of consultations in Hitten is (4,127)
The number of consultations in Sharf Aldeen is (2,762)

20. Project: Reproductive Health Care Services within Heevie projects. - (Click here To View)
The number of antenatal care cases: (21,531)
The number of postnatal care cases: (4,602)
The number of family planning sessions: (4,998)

21. Project: Health promotion/ education within Heevie projects in Shariya, Mam rash, Bersivy 1, Kabarto2, Ashti, Rwanga, Chameshko ,Bajid Kandala , Esyan, Hasan Sham U2 and Bersivy2 Camps and Bouzan sub district. - (Click here To View)
The number of Health promotion sessions: (27,856)
The number of people attended: (99,871)

22. Project: The vision for Blind and visually impaired.  - (Click here To View)
The number of training sessions conducted for the blind and visually impaired people (183)
The number of blind and visually impaired people participated in the training sessions (679)
Brail Training (6) Course with (71) Participants
Computer Training (45) Course with (136) Participants
Mobile Training (99) Course with (388) Participants
White Cane Training (33) Course with (84) Participants
The number blind and visually impaired people provided with the supportive devices (43)

23. Project: Primary healthcare services through Heevie mobile medical clinics in Sinjar District of Ninawa governorate. - (Click here To View)
The number of consultations in Al Aroba is (718)
The number of consultations in Al Qadisiya is (549)
The number of consultations in Golat is (360)
The number of consultations in Hardan is (465)
The number of consultations in Hitten is (590)
The number of consultations in Sharf Aldeen is (452)

24. Project: Health Capacity Building. - (Click here To View)
The number of health staff supported/ trained: (55) persons.

25. Project: Establishing Galavezh center for pediatrics Hemato-oncological diseases in Duhok Governorate. - (Click here To View)

26. Project: Renovation of Sulaymaniyah Burn and Plastic Surgery Hospital. - (Click here To View)

27. Project: Renovation of the neonatal intensive care unit and operation theatre in Erbil Maternity Hospital. - (Click here To View)

28. Project: Renovation of East Erbil Emergency Hospital. - (Click here To View)

29. Project: Training and capacity building of the health staff. - (Click here To View)
The number of training sessions conducted (100)
The number of health staff trained (171)

30. Provision of medications and medical supplies. - (Click here To View)

Other Activities - (Click here To View)

• COVID-19 prevention activities
• A high delegation from World Health Organization visiting Heevie clinic at Hasan Sham U2 IDPs camp
• A high delegation from World Health Organization visitingHeevie clinic at Shariya IDPs camp 
• Heevie organization starts its project to expand and renovate two advanced health facilities in Erbil Governorate
• An expert Italian team supporting Heevie project of establishing Galavezh Center for Pediatrics Hemato-oncological diseases in Duhok Governorate
• Fire accident at Bajed Kandala1 IDPs camp in Duhok Governorate
• Enhancing and expanding the cooperation between Heevie and the Ministry of Health in Kurdistan Region
• A delegation from Heevie Organization had a visit to the College of Engineering at Duhok University   
• A team from the World Health Organization, conducted a field visit to Heevie static clinics
• A delegation from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) conducted a field visit to Heevie projects
• Signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health in Kurdistan Region, Heevie Health Organization and the Italian SIA Organization