The University of Human Development (UHD)’s President Prof. Dr Mariwan Ahmed Rasheed and the Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Head of COVID-19 Team at UHD Asst Prof. Dr Salih Ahmed received a delegation from the Sulaymaniyah General Health Directorate and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on 19th April 2022. The purpose of the visit was to evaluate vaccination against the COVID-19 pandemic in the Kurdistan Region.

A seminar was then held in which both the head of the UHD COVID-19 Team and representatives from the Sulaymaniyah General Health Directorate and UNICEF gave talks about vaccination and the process in the Kurdistan Region which they say goes at a slow pace, and they presented some data regarding that matter. UHD Colleges’ health teams and the visiting team were introduced to each other.

The seminar was concluded with some questions and comments by the attendees.