Halabja Hospital
In 1996, Qandil representatives visited Halabja to assess the town’s needs. They found an antique hospital with a total of 16 beds, serving a district with a population of 150,000 people. Conditions were terrible; sanitation was poor, often two or three patients were sharing a single bed. So Qandil got funding from SIDA for construction of a new building. In late 1998, work was started on a 4,500 square meter facility, with 100 beds, based around the design of the original hospital. The construction included a new sewer system for both hospital, and Halabja city, and a well, making the hospital independent from the municipal water supply. Funds for new equipment were provided from the SCR 986 program (then being administered by the UN in the northern governorates). In August of 2000, the hospital was complete, and saw its first patients. Qandil also provided training for the hospital staff, and management support for the first nine months the hospital was operational.

Health Centre Program in three Northern governorates
During 2000 to 2003, Qandil was running 173 health centres in Dohuk, Erbil and Sulemaniyah Governorates through Sida means. On a regular basis, the organization trained the medical staff at the health centres through various health courses including in-service training. Health education and awareness was made a part of the health services delivery provided by the centres. A referral system between the district hospitals and the centres was established as well as clinical procedures and guidelines. The medical staff was also trained in clinic management.

Expanded Program on Immunization in Northern Iraq
Qandil collaborated with UNICEF in the immunization campaigns and connected the routine immunization services for all children to the primary healthcare centres and mobile health teams that the organization was operating during mid 90s.