North Iraq

Iraq Life Center

As a part of our holistic approach to the communities that we serve, WCF launched a Life Center which has a primary care Medical Clinic, and provides English and Computer classes.

 

World Compassion Fellowship (WCF) has set up a permanent Life Center with a primary care Medical Clinic, English and Computer classes. In the past, WCF organized Mobile Medical Clinics throughout this area. In 2023 we sent an English and Computer teaching team to conduct intensive classes in an Internally Displaced Camp (IDP) camp as well as to do curriculum training for our local teachers.

What We Provide:

  • Local staff salaries to provide primary medical care services

  • Subsidies for medication, specialist referrals, laboratory, ultrasound, and other services

  • Mobile Medical Clinics to poorer rural areas

  • Emergency hospital assistance

  • English and Computer teaching classes and teacher stipends

 

Our Mission

The WCF Life Center is a community medical center that provides affordable and subsidized primary medical care to war refugees and marginalized peoples in partnership with local ministries that share the same heart and mission.

Medical Services

  • Primary medical care – such as infectious disease treatment and chronic illness management

  • Specialized care and referrals: women's health issues, pediatrics, perinatal care

  • Subsidized medication, laboratory, x-rays, and other services

  • Health care seminars and promotion for the community

Our Clinics are all staffed with local professionals - a Family Doctor, Nurses, and other available specialists

The Background

Iraq has faced the effects of multiple civil wars since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003 including the terrible ISIS-led genocide (2014-2017) as well as the nearby Syrian Civil War. Millions of people either fled as refugees from Syria or were internally displaced such as the Yazidis, most of whom ended up in Northern Iraq where there are 15 refugee camps. Last year, we did medical clinics in various camps and locations. We met with several leaders that hosted our teams and shared how much these clinics helped the communities and have eagerly invited us to return. Our medical team was greatly encouraged by this and we see the establishment of our first Life Center here to be the beginning of a long term commitment to the health and wellness of the most underserved communities here.

WCF History In The Region

World Compassion Fellowship has treated more than 28,000 patients in 16 countries in our Mobile Medical Clinics since 2007. The Clinics provide primary care, treatment for infectious diseases such as malaria, treatment for acute and chronic conditions, and other needed medical services. Our medical teams have also provided health care seminars and health promotion on relevant topics such as hygiene, nutrition, and wound care.  WCF has organized Mobile Medical Clinics in the Middle East since its inception in 2007.  

WCF has provided mobile medical care for 817 patients in Iraq since 2019. WCF also provided vocational for 30 students since 2023. Since 2020, WCF provided over 20,000 food packages a part of the COVID-19 Relief