Ministries Collaborate to Improve Healthcare with WorldVistA

United States Forces – Iraq, Deputy Commanding General (Advising and Training) | Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System | August 13, 2010

Representatives from the Iraqi Ministries of Defense and Health and the Kurdistan Ministry of Health signed a memorandum of agreement earlier this month that will facilitate the implementation of an integrated, comprehensive health information system.

Representatives from the Iraqi Ministries of Defense and Health and the Kurdistan Ministry of Health signed a memorandum of agreement earlier this month that will facilitate the implementation of an integrated, comprehensive health information system.

The program, WorldVistA, is based on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care management system and is expected to be in place in October.