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hawtdawg · Joined: 21 Sep 2010 Posts: 13

I've been offered a position in Kurdistan, in northern Iraq. Does anyone know if insulin is widely available in pharmacies there? Thanks for any info you can share.

johnslat · Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:56 pm Post subject:

Dear hawtdawg,

This is from 2008, but it might be of interest:

http://www.kuma.org.uk/Publications/A_report_on_Leila_Qasim_Centre_for_Diabetes_in_Hawler.pdf

This is more recent (2010)

http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurds/3311.html

Regards,
John

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I assume that you have done a search here concerning some of the issues with the employers in Kurdistan.

VS

hawtdawg · Joined: 21 Sep 2010 Posts: 13

Thank you.

DedicatedTeacher · Joined: 11 Dec 2010 Posts: 10

Getting medications should not be a huge problem, but be careful with regards to the quality.

If you are working the SABIS schools I would be very careful. Some of them are far away from the city with a bus service. Not all bad until you factor in the fact the school will find multiple reasons to keep you from going in to town. Last term we had several people that needed groceries that were prevented from going to the store for school needs with no warning. Getting it in writing will not help at all, and it could lead to your termination.

babur · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:21 am Post subject: Counterfeit drugs in Kurdistan

NEVER buy any prescription medicines in Iraq. You could end up dead. Many have.

http://www.safemedicines.org/2011/01/fake-drugs-closing-medical-clinics-in-kurdistan-136.html

http://www.kurdishglobe.net/display-article.html?id=F6C2A906BD1AB662D09127CF7E8858D0

http://www.shafaaq.com/en/news/39-news/647-damaging-20-types-of-counterfeit-drugs-in-kurdistan.html

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2435160516