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Section 2207 Report on Iraq Relief and Reconstruction   -Back to July 2006 report.
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July 2006

Selected Metrics

This section provides an initial assessment of the impact to date of projects in several essential services sectors. Although these assessments draw on the widest possible inputs, in some cases (where noted), data is simply lacking.

Justice, Security and Law Enforcement:

 • IRRF programs have supported improvements to courthouses, which are improving the ability of Iraqi judges to try cases more expeditiously, and in greater safety.

 • IRRF projects are also rehabilitating existing and building new prisons, which are providing the Iraqi Government with facilities to accommodate those convicted by courts. The new prisons will expand prison capacity and also help improve the overall standard of Iraqi prisons.

 • IRRF projects have also delivered training, advising and mentoring to Iraqi Corrections Service staff in modern prison techniques.

Justice Metrics

Rehabilitation and New Construction of Prison Facilities

Current State
as of June 30

IRRF
Planned End State

Prisons/Detention Facilities Rehabilitated

--Construction and Renovation of Zrka Rehabilitation Center in Dahuk is 53% complete.

--Complete renovation and construction of the 1,200 bed Zrka Rehabilitation Center in Dahuk.

New Prison/Detention Facility -Construction

New Prison Construction

--Khan Bani Sa’ad -Prison construction is 41% complete.

Nasiriyah Prison construction is 40% complete.

--Complete new construction of 1,800 beds at Khan Bani Sa’ad -Prison.

Complete new construction of 800 beds at Nasiriyah Prison.


Security and Law Enforcement Metrics1

Ministry of Defense Forces
(Number Trained and Equipped)

Current State
as of June 30

Objective

Iraqi Army

114,700

N/A

Air Force

600

N/A

Navy

800

N/A

Total

116,100

137,000

Ministry of Interior Forces (MOI)
(Number Trained and Equipped)

Current State
as of June 30

Objective

Iraqi Police Service and Highway Patrol

116,790

135,000

Other MOI Forces

45,300

N/A

Total

162,090

188,200


1The IRRF is not the only source of funding for the training and equipping of Iraqi Security Forces (Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior). U.S. Department of Defense Iraq Security Forces Funds (ISFF) is another source of funding. In some cases there is no specific end state for Iraqi Security Forces, as the individual ministry has final determination on the end-strength of each force.

Electricity:

  • To date, IRRF electricity projects have added, rehabilitated or maintained 2,700 MW of generation capacity, roughly 30% of Iraq’s total. When IRRF generation projects are completed by the end of 2006, we expect to add and rehabilitate an additional 1,000 MW of electricity generation capacity.
  • Despite insurgent attacks on critical transmission lines, seasonal average electricity production by the Ministry of Electricity in the second quarter of 2006 was nearly 2% higher than the second quarter of 2005 and 10% higher than 2004, although seasonal average peak generation declined by 7% from 2005 due to increased maintenance.
  • The full-year average peak generation in 2004 and 2005 was approximately equal to the estimated pre-war level of 2002, although average daily production was lower.
  • Hours of power in Baghdad have suffered as the result of a) policy changes in the northern and southern governorates to retain electricity in their regions, and b) interdictions on critical transmission lines. However, nationwide hours of power are comparable to pre-war levels.
  • Demand in the second quarter was 4% higher than the same period in 2005 and 30% higher than 2004.

Iraqi Electricity Metrics

Pre-War, 2002

2004

2005

2Q 2006

Feasible generation capacity added, rehabilitated or maintained by USG projects (MW, cumulative)

--

1,400

2,300

2,710

Daily Electricity Production (MWh),
Seasonal average (Q2 only)

N/A

84,488

90,732

92,876

Daily Electricity Production (MWh),
Full-year average (Q1-Q4)

95,600

90,320

91,701

--

Daily Peak Generation of National Grid (MW),
Seasonal average (Q2 only)

N/A

4,056

4,365

4,103

Daily Peak Generation of National Grid (MW),
Full-year average (Q1-Q4)

4,300

4,276

4,301

--

Hours of Power for essential services, nationwide (est.)

N/A

20-24

20-24

20-24

Hours of Power, nationwide (estimated)

4-12

N/A

11.3

10.7

Hours of Power, Baghdad (estimated)

12-24

N/A

8.8

5.1


N/A= Not available
-- = Not applicable
NB: All figures exclude private electricity generation via household and neighborhood generators.

Oil:

  • U.S. projects have helped Iraq stabilize its oil production, and recover from decades of neglect under the previous regime. In 2002, UN Oil for Food data shows that Iraq produced 2.0 million barrels a day, and exported 1.3 million barrels per day.
  • For 2005, production averaged 2.08 million barrels a day, and exports averaged 1.37 million barrels per day.
  • In June, Iraq averaged 2.3 million barrels a day of production, and 1.6 million barrels a day of exports. Iraq has rebounded from production and export lows earlier in the year. Iraq is pumping crude oil to the Mediterranean terminal at Ceyhan, Turkey and awarded the first tenders for Kirkuk crude oil since September 2005.
  • Iraq’s overall production target (for both production and capacity) is 2.8 million barrels a day, which it hopes to reach by September 30, 2007. Iraq hopes to average a total of 1.65 million barrels a day of exports in 2006.

Iraq Oil Production and Exports, 1997-2005. Text values are in table below graphic.

Iraq Oil Production and Exports, 1997-2005
(Million Barrels/Day)

Year

Production

Exports

1997

1.3

0.8

1998

2.2

1.6

1999

2.6

2.0

2000

2.5

1.9

2001

2.4

1.7

2002

2.0

1.3

2003

n/a

n/a

2004

2.3

1.5

2005

2.1

1.4



Water and Sanitation:

• U.S. assistance has significantly improved water and sewage services for Iraqis. Before April 2003, many of the country's water treatment plants were in serious disrepair, and the wastewater treatment plants were either completely inoperable or only partially operational. Access to safe and reliable drinking water was very limited. Sewage overflows or discharges from homes created stagnant pools within neighborhoods or emptied directly into nearby rivers.

• Since liberation, nineteen potable water treatment facilities have been built or rehabilitated, and nine centralized sewage treatment facilities have been rehabilitated. As a result of these IRRF-funded projects to date, an additional 4.2 million Iraqis potentially have improved access to potable water and an additional 5.1 million Iraqis potentially have improved access to sewage treatment services.

Water and Sanitation Metrics (Source: IRMO)

Contribution from US Projects as of June 30

Anticipated End State1

Water - maximum additional system capacity

1.3 million cubic meters per day

2.59 million cubic meters per day

Water - additional persons served

4.2 million

9.18 million

Sewage - maximum additional system capacity

1.2 million cubic meters per day

1.22 million cubic meters per day

Sewage - additional persons served

5.1 million

5.2 million


1End states may change depending on actual scope of yet to be completed projects.

Aviation:

  • U.S. funded projects have had a significant impact in restoring Iraqi civil aviation. While there were no functioning airports at the end of the war, five now offer regular service.
  • U.S. funded civil aviation projects have helped Iraq carry out 5,100 flights in March, 2006. During 2006 we expect Iraq will increase its civil aviation capacity to 6,500 flights per month.
  • These projects include the Baghdad terminal and tower construction, radar equipment, and upgrades to the airports in Mosul and Basrah.

Ports:

  • At the end of the war, only one of the docks at Umm Qasr functioned, but only at high tide. U.S. funded projects have helped revitalize Umm Qasr by building a new operations center building, refurbishing cranes and cleaning up berths.
  • As a result of U.S. projects 16 docks are now functioning, supporting 18-22 ships each week and fostering the return of international shipping.

Telecommunications and Media:

The Iraqi telecommunications and media sectors have blossomed as the direct result of liberalization of the sectors as well as private investment, particularly in cellphone networks and Internet cafes.

  • Four cellphone operators (including two in the Kurdish governorates that recently merged) have reached 7.1 million subscribers. An Iraqi official has stated that total investment in the cellphone sector has reached $700 million.
  • The number of landline subscribers of the state-owned Iraqi Telephone and Postal Company continues to inch upwards. The USG replaced 12 telephone switches and one international gateway in Baghdad under IRRF I.
  • The number of Internet subscribers of the state-owned Internet company exceeds 200,000. Tens or perhaps hundreds of thousands of Iraqis use public Internet cafes, which were not funded by the USG.

Iraqi Telecommunications and Media Metrics

Pre-War, 2002

2004

2005

Q2 2006

Cellphone subscribers (million)

.05

1.4

4.9

7.1

Landline subscribers (million)

.83

.96

.98

1.04

Internet subscribers (thousands, excluding Internet cafes)

8

120

213

213

Number of public Internet cafes (estimated)

0

N/A

2,000

2,000

Foreign investment in telecommunications sector
(million, cumulative estimate)

--

N/A

N/A

$700

Number of major, independent TV stations

--

N/A

N/A

15

Number of major, independent radio stations

--

N/A

N/A

Over 20

Number of major independent newspapers

--

N/A

N/A

15


N/A= Not available
-- = Not applicable

Health:

  • The Iraqi healthcare system had not been funded or managed in a sustainable, systematic manner for at least two decades before liberation. Quality of care and efficiency of delivery was limited by several factors, including: facility location not in line with current demographics; dilapidated infrastructure and poor or non-existent biomedical and health facility maintenance; limited supplies of medications, other supplies, and modern equipment; and lack of continuing medical education and training for clinicians as healthcare advanced.
  • Helping the Iraqi Ministry of Health (MoH) convert its healthcare system from the current centralized, inpatient, specialty care hospital-based model to an outpatient primary healthcare-based system will help to improve the health of the overall population especially in the fields of women’s health, preventive medicine, and maternal and child health. It will also provide a sustainable healthcare delivery system that improves services for the most vulnerable population groups.
  • IRRF-funded projects to date have renovated 147 existing Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs); equipped 600 existing PHCs; built and equipped six small PHCs and completed 2 of 142 planned Model PHCs. Eleven hospitals have been rehabilitated to date, and 9 more projects are underway. In addition, $67 million of new medical equipment has been delivered to the Iraqi MoH that will benefit healthcare facilities in all 18 governorates by replacing outdated equipment and upgrading care capabilities.
  • Vaccination campaigns have helped reduce the outbreak of previously endemic diseases. Nationwide annual vaccination campaigns have inoculated 98% of Iraqi children aged 12-60 months against measles, mumps and rubella. Lab-confirmed measles cases dropped by 90% from 2004 to 2005.
  • Ninety-seven percent of Iraqi children under five have also been inoculated against polio. Since liberation, there has been maintenance of polio-free status with no new cases.
  • Malaria cases have decreased from 1,043 in 2002 to 86 in 2005.

Health Metrics

Health Care Facilities

Current State as of June 30

IRRF

Planned End State

Hospitals Rehabilitated1

11

20

Hospital Constructed2

1

Primary Healthcare Centers Rehabilitated2,3

147

147

Primary Healthcare Centers Equipped2, 4

600

600

Small Primary Healthcare Centers Built and Equipped2,5

6

6

Model Primary Healthcare Centers Completed to Operational Stage1,6

2

142

Health Care Services – Training2,7

Number of Iraqis Trained
as of June 30

Primary Health Care Physicians and Other Health Workers

3,707

Health Care Services – Vaccinations2,8

Number Vaccinated
as of June 30

Children Ages 12-60 Months Vaccinated Against Measles, Mumps & Rubella in Annual Campaigns in 2004 and 2005

3.6 Million (98% of Target Population)

Children Under Age Five Vaccinated Against Polio in Annual Campaigns in 2004, 2005, and 2006

4.6 Million (97% of Target Population)

Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against Tetanus in 2004 Campaign

700,000


1PCO
2USAID
337 of these rehabilitated PHCs were supported by USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) program.
4Primary health care equipment kits consisted of 58 items essential for primary health care service delivery with an emphasis on maternal and child health. The MoH and contractor jointly determined the PHCs that would benefit most from receipt of these kits.
5These small Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) were completed by UNICEF in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, using USAID grant funds from IRRF I. These basic PHCs serve remote or underserved areas.
6Building construction completed, equipment delivered, staff trained, facility transferred to MoH ready for patient care.
7Physicians, nurses, medical assistants, and other health care workers received training on maternal, child, and other primary health care subjects to improve the quality of patient care (IRRF I and IRRF II funds).
8The Iraqi MoH follows the WHO’s Expanded Program on Immunizations (EPI) schedule for routine vaccinations. IRRF funds have assisted WHO and UNICEF with annual vaccination campaigns in Iraq.

Education:

 • To date, U.S. funded projects have completed 5,168 schools, with 450 planned or underway. When complete, U.S. funded projects will have rehabilitated or constructed 5,618 of a total of 6,408 schools to be rehabilitated or constructed by all international donors. This includes projects undertaken at various stages of our assistance. USAID was particularly active, for example, under IRRF I, while PCO is just now finishing its school refurbishment project under IRRF II.

 • In addition, U.S. funded projects have trained more than 61,000 teachers, and, under IRRF I in cooperation with UNESCO, provided 8.7 million new textbooks.

Iraqi Education Metrics

Education - Schools

Total Schools (2003)

14,121

Schools Needing Repair (2003)

11,000

Schools Rehabilitated/Constructed

          USAID (includes 450 planned/ongoing rehabilitations)

(3,000 complete to date) 3,450

          MNF-I2

1,365

          PCO

803

     Total U.S. Rehabilitated Schools

5,618

     Other Donors (includes planned rehabilitations)

790

     All Donors

6,408

Education -Training

Teachers Trained

60,000

Education -Textbooks

Textbooks Provided1

8,700,000


1USAID in conjunction with UNICEF
2Includes schools funded through the Commanders Emergency Response Fund.

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