Erbil Health Directorate: One Family Health Center Treated More Than 7,000 Patients In 10 Months
The directorate says the Shahid Nazdar Bamarni center is an example of the family medicine system’s success in easing pressure on public hospitals
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The Erbil General Directorate of Health said the family medicine system in the Kurdistan Region has succeeded in achieving its goals, citing figures from the Shahid Nazdar Bamarni Health Center, where more than 7,000 patients were treated over the past 10 months.
In a statement, the directorate said the family health center is meant to be the basic unit and main gateway of primary health care in the Region.
The directorate said the system aims to give families comprehensive and continuous services, reduce pressure on public hospitals and strengthen reliance on the family doctor model.
It described the Nazdar Bamarni center as a successful example of the project and listed what the center provided in the 10 months.
A total of:
- 7,388 patients visited and were examined and treated.
- 7,177 vaccine doses of all types were given to prevent diseases.
- The center carried out 2,911 laboratory tests.
- Dental treatment to 1,321 patients.
- 522 ultrasound images were taken.
- Follow up the health of 402 pregnant women.
- 167 citizens benefited from family planning services.
The directorate said the figures prove that family health centers in the Kurdistan Region have succeeded in delivering the necessary services and protecting community health in a scientific and organized way.
The statement did not give the period’s start date, a comparison with earlier years or figures for other centers, and it did not say how much the center has reduced the load on hospitals.