Parliamentary Demands to Restructure the Health Sector and Complete Stalled Hospital Projects

Parliamentary calls for a radical review of the strategy for building healthcare institutions in Iraq have intensified, driven by the stalling of numerous hospital projects for over fifteen years. Parliamentary figures criticized the prevailing focus on establishing primary care centers at the expense of major specialized hospitals capable of providing advanced surgical and therapeutic services that correspond with rapid population growth. Medical circles confirmed that this ongoing delay has placed immense pressure on existing hospitals, urging a move away from ineffective investment models and advocating instead for reliance on national expertise to manage and operate the health sector. Emphasis was also placed on the critical need to build specialized centers for treating complex and delicate diseases to reduce the financial burdens associated with patients traveling abroad for treatment.