Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
In the first year of programming, USAID’s humanitarian assistance focused on
emergency interventions to prevent food and water shortages and provide adequate
shelter and medical supplies throughout Iraq. USAID is now directing
humanitarian assistance efforts through the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
(OFDA) to specifically target Iraq’s internally displaced people (IDP),
primarily in northern Iraq, but also in two southern governorates.
Major Accomplishments to Date:
- Rehabilitated 105 water treatment units and 396 kilometers of water networks to ensure the provision of potable water in critical areas.
- Rehabilitated 72 health facilities and re-equipped 238 to improve the quality of health care.
- Vaccinated over 3,000 women and children against measles.
- Registered internally displaced persons and provided them with water, blankets, medical kits, and hygiene kits.
- Rehabilitated a water treatment plant in a poor area of Baghdad. The rehab is benefiting 1 million residents.
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