Iraq

MSF staff near Alwand 2 camp in the Khanaqin district of Diyala governorate. Many people displaced from different regions have been living in the camp for years. Iraq, August 2019. © MSF/Hassan Kamal Al-Deen

In 2019, MSF continued to provide essential healthcare services in Iraq, where people are suffering from the effects of years of conflict and ongoing instability.

Although displaced people continued to return to their homes in 2019, more than a million still face significant barriers that prevent them from doing so…

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