Iraq says Baghdad's Rusafa hospitals performed over 96,000 surgeries in seven months

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Health said hospitals under the Baghdad Health Department in Rusafa carried out more than 96,000 surgical operations between the start of January and the end of July. The ministry said the figure reflects the scale of medical and therapeutic services delivered to residents at health facilities under the department. The procedures were performed across hospitals and clinics operating under the Rusafa health authority, according to the ministry's statement released on Friday. It described the work as part of ongoing efforts to improve the quality of healthcare services in the capital. The ministry added that routine public health services would continue to be provided on a sustained basis. No further details on the types of procedures or the specific facilities involved were immediately available.