A documentary that follows project coordinator Karel Hendriks and his team in Iraq. In this video a profile of project coordinator assistant Shirin.
The team works in Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps and supports displaced populations in three IDP camps in Khanaqin district, providing medical and mental health consultations in collaboration with the Directorate of Health (DoH).
They combine this with projects in the towns of Sadiya and Jalawla supporting the primary healthcare clinics in Sadiya and Jalawla, focusing on chronic diseases, sexual and reproductive health, maternity, mental health and health promotion services for IDPs, returnees and the host community.
Karel and his team talk about the challenges and rewards of the work they do for MSF, for instance when rebuilding the maternity ward in Jawlala hospital, or building and maintain relations so MSF had a wide acceptance. They also talk about their daily life and what impact working for MSF has on your own life.
MSF has been working in Diyala governorate since 2015, In 2016 more than 20,000 individual and group counselling sessions were provided. MSF teams are also conducting health promotion activities in all camps. Since May 2016, approximately 100,000 IDPs have returned to the towns of Sadiya and Jalawla that were retaken from the IS group. MSF provided treatment for chronic diseases to nearly 800 new patients and almost 1,200 follow-up consultations. In addition, 913 ante and post-natal consultations were provided in 2016.