Baghdad – IA
Today, Thursday, Minister of Health Saleh Mahdi Al-Hasnawi revealed the numbers of patients visiting and staying in health institutions for the previous year.
Al-Hasnawi said, in a statement received by the (INA): “The number of visitors to health institutions in 2023 reached (71,043,304), which was distributed as follows:
• Number of visitors to hospitals (33,247,569)
• Number of visitors to primary health care centers (30,974,684)
• Number of visitors to specialized centers (2,079,383)
• Number of visitors to popular clinics (4,018,995)
• Number of visitors to health insurance clinics (578,737)
• Number of visitors to elderly clinics (143,936)
He added, “The number of people hospitalized for the year 2023 reached (3,229,240).”
He stated that “the number of visitors to health institutions for the year 2022 reached (56,690,155), distributed as follows:
• Number of hospital visitors (26,202,827)
• Number of visitors to primary health care centers (25,790,645)
• Number of visitors to specialized centers (1,465,639)
• Number of visitors to popular clinics (2,664,528)
• Number of visitors to health insurance clinics (486,509)
• Number of visitors to elderly clinics (80,007)
He stressed that “the number of people hospitalized during the year 2022 reached (2,416,939).”