Impact of the prolonged economic crisis on healthcare delivery and workforce resilience in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: a qualitative study
The Kurdistan healthcare system endures economic hardship through the moral endurance and adaptability of its physicians. Sustaining healthcare quality requires transforming this individual resilience into institutional resilience through salary stabilization, leadership accountability, and structured psychosocial and professional support. Framing these findings through a resilience lens highlights the urgent need to strengthen both workforce resilience and system-level resilience to sustain healthcare delivery during prolonged crises.
Authors
- Kochr Ali Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6337-9199)
- Sirwan Khalid Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8361-0546)
- Ardalan Jabbar Abdullah
- Dawan Jamal Hawezy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4945-5634)
- Govand Saadadin Sadraldeen
- Araz Qadir Abdalla
- Gulala Ismail M-Amin
- Rawand Abdulrahman Esssa
Institutions
- Hawler Medical University (IQ)
- Kurdistan Regional Government (IQ)
- University of Raparin (IQ)
- Sulaimani Polytechnic University (IQ)
- University of Kurdistan Hewler (IQ)
- Koya University (IQ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14147-4
- Primary Topic
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00