The Kurdistan Health Summit 2025 will unite health leaders, policymakers, and innovators to shape the future of healthcare in the Kurdistan Region. Key topics include primary care, family medicine, sustainable financing, climate and health, air pollution, public trust, and public-private partnerships. The summit aims to drive reform, innovation, and equitable healthcare through regional and international collaboration.
October 2nd - 4th 2025
Session Time
Topic
Day One - October 2nd 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration
Panel
9:30 AM - 11:00 AMStrengthening the Health system through primary healthcare policy and service development
- Opening ceremony [KEYNOTE SPEECHS]
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee Break
Panel
11:30 AM - 1:00 PMStrengthening Healthcare: The role of syndicate's and NGOs in System Development
- Strengthening Healthcare: The role of syndicate's and NGOs in System Development
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Opening Ceremony [KEYNOTE SPEECH]
Panel
3:00 PM - 4:30 PMIntroducing Project 19 - From affliction to health: the rebirth of Halabja as a health governorate
- Introducing Project 19 - From affliction to health: the rebirth of Halabja as a health governorate
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Coffee break + Exhibition
Panel
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMFrom rivals to partners - Private sector contributions to health system challenges
- From rivals to partners - Private sector contributions to health system challenges
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Tour of Tawela and Byara
Day Two - October 3rd 2025
Panel
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMFaster, smarter, stronger: modernizing emergency response services in Halabja (Hall 1)
- Faster, smarter, stronger: modernizing emergency response services in Halabja
Focus Session
9:00 PM - 10:30 PMFamily medicine: the missing foundations of prevention and promotion in KRI (Hall 2)
- Family medicine: the missing foundations of prevention and promotion in KRI
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
Panel
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMCoordination Across Sectors: Linking Health, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Trade for Safer Food (Hall 1)
- Coordination Across Sectors: Linking Health, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Trade for Safer Food
Focus Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PMFamily medicine: the missing foundations of prevention and promotion in KRI (Hall 2)
- Family medicine: the missing foundations of prevention and promotion in KRI
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
Panel
1:30 PM - 3:00 PMLong-Term Health Consequences of Chemical Attacks: Monitoring and Rehabilitation (Hall 1)
- Long-Term Health Consequences of Chemical Attacks: Monitoring and Rehabilitation
Focus Session
1:30 PM - 3:00 PMAcknowledging the invisible problem of addiction- from prevention to treatment (Hall 2)
- acknowledging the invisible problem of addiction- from prevention to treatment
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
Panel
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMMental health and rehabilitation (Hall 1)
- Mental health and rehabilitation
Focus Session
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMacknowledging the invisible problem of addiction- from prevention to treatment (Hall 2)
- acknowledging the invisible problem of addiction- from prevention to treatment
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Gala dinner - AhmedAwa - Baxi kak Fryad
Day Three - October 4th 2025
Panel
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMACADEMIA IN ACTION: Building Halabja medical college with the lessons from higher education in KRI (Hall 1)
- ACADEMIA IN ACTION: Building Halabja medical college with the lessons from higher education in KRI
Focus Session
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMInvesting in Wellbeing: Financial Strategies for Halabja as a healthier governorate (Hall 2)
- Investing in Wellbeing: Financial Strategies for Halabja as a healthier governorate
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
Panel
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMAt the Crossroads of Climate and environment, and health: Halabja as a Case Study (Hall 1)
- At the Crossroads of Climate and environment, and health: Halabja as a Case Study
Focus Session
11:00 AM - 1:30 PMInvesting in Wellbeing: Financial Strategies for Halabja as a healthier governorate (Hall 2)
- Investing in Wellbeing: Financial Strategies for Halabja as a healthier governorate
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Lunch
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM