The
agreement signed on October 28, 2013 in Erbil, was
a culmination of several
months of negotiations between the Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of
Kurdistan Regional Government, Dr. Nisar Talabany, the Ministry of Health of
Kurdistan, and the External Medical Affairs (EMA) Office of AUB FM and AUBMC. As
laid out in the agreement, AUBMC will receive a considerable number of patients
from Kurdistan for treatment.
Treatment will cover various medical conditions
including: adult and pediatric cardiology, bone marrow transplant,
ophthalmology, liver transplant, ENT and neurology. In addition, AUBMC will
provide training services to Kurdish medical and paramedical staff to ensure
proper follow up on patients after they have returned to their home country. This
training will also aid the Kurdistan Region in building its own human resource
capacity to ensure improved quality care to its citizens.
The signing took place
at the Ministry of Health of Erbil by the Minister of Health of Kurdistan and
in the presence of the Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister.
