On Wednesday, Iraq's Parliamentary Health and Environment Committee called for improvements to the country’s healthcare system, noting a decline in funding for various health projects in 2024.

Committee Chairman, Majid Shingali, stated in a press conference at Parliament, attended by committee members and Shafaq News correspondents, that “healthcare is a top priority for Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani's government…Key initiatives in the 2023 budget included the Health Insurance Law, covering one million people, and partnerships with the private sector to manage hospitals in Basra, Al-Nasiriyah, Babil, Najaf, Karbala, and Maysan.” However, he pointed out a “significant delay” in executing these initiatives, with actual implementation only beginning in 2024.