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Direct involvement in, or input into, national government or regional non-government organizations
Project to train Prisoners
The project to rehabilitate and train prisoners is a project of the University of Basrah that cooperated with the Ministry of Justice to train prisoners and integrate them into society.
with the Ministery of Planning
The Minister of Planning discusses ways to promote development in Iraq with a delegation from Basrah University.
The second phase of its scientific achievements
In the presence of the local and central governments, the crisis cell at University of Basrah holds its press conference to announce the second phase of its scientific achievements for health solutions to face the repercussions of the Corona crisis.
Involving in Symposium of other organizations
Lecture in International Cooperation Foundation for Sustainable Development.
Collaboration with World Food Program
The World Food Program is collaborating with Iraqi universities (the University of Basrah is one of them) to improve resilience as part of efforts to end hunger.
Collaboration
Meeting of the University of Basrah with the Al Ain Social Foundation to provide its services to all non-governmental and private institutions to create an interactive role between the academic institution represented by teachers and students and between the community.
Collaboration With Basra Health Department
The Director of the Basra Health Department commends the role of University of Basrah in cooperation with the health departments to produce VTM to confront the Corona pandemic.
Smile of a Child
The third version of the “Smile of a Child” project is on the gardens of Al Farahidi Street, in the presence of a large number of intellectuals, families, and civil society organizations.
With The Iraqi Red Crescent Society
Involvement of the University of Basrah with The Iraqi Red Crescent Society carried out training workshops on disaster management on how to evaluate the performance of work related to disasters and the negatives facing work and develop solutions to reduce them.
with Basrah Police Command
A symposium held at the Cultural Center of the University of Basrah in cooperation with the Basra Police Command on societal security is a step towards change and domestic violence as a model.
With a community services organization
Draw cooperation with NGOs to arrange community services in Basrah Province.
With Basrah Gas Company
The Basra Gas Company and the University of Basrah signed a joint cooperation mechanism to contribute to the development of the educational sector and the strengthening of local capabilities.
with the Ministery of Planning
The Minister of Planning. Standardization and control implement the course of the international classification of patents at the University of Basrah.
with Ports of Iraq
Iraq Ports is discussing with the Center for Studies of Basrah and the Arabian Gulf At the University of Basrah the establishment of an expanded conference to study the implementation of a river dam on the Shatt al-Arab.
with Ports of Iraq
Ports of Iraq is holding an English language course in cooperation with the Living Languages Center at the University of Basrah.
With ecological organization
The College of Science organizes a panel discussion on polymers in the treatment of pollution with heavy metals
1- Viral Transport medium production for Covid-19
The University of Basrah / College of Pharmacy, Al-Zahra Medicine and Science managed to produce the first VTM a1 and VTM a2 medium as the first initiative in Iraq. The VTMs are produced in the laboratories of the College of Pharmacy in order to preserve and transfer the samples of the infected people. The product was manufactured with components and alternatives available at the University of Basrah. The medium is very important in detecting the disease, as some tests are incorrect due to the lack of this VTM because sometimes the virus degrades through poor preservation. Note that this material is scarce and not available in Iraq. Thus, A partnership was formed between the University of Basra and health departments in Iraq, according to which thousands of required VTM were provided to the Health Department in Basrah Province, and the product was distributed to most health departments in most Provinces of Iraq.
2- Kit-Real-Time PCR
The cadres of the University of Basrah were able to manufacture a Kit- Real-Time PCR, which contains diagnostic materials for the Coronavirus that will help diagnose the virus in one step. It is also cheaper than imported kits and is fast in efficiency, which will reduce the burden on the Ministry of Health and contribute to confronting the epidemic with high efficiency. One of the specifications of the kit is that it is designed according to international standards and will be ready to work after being examined by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health for approval. The kit contains a set of materials for the examination of the coronavirus, where two genes specific to the coronavirus were used, one (E gene) and the second (Orfb1 gene), and these two genes were amplified by (Real-Time PCR). It will be an important, qualitative and national addition to confront the pandemic. After the examination procedures are completed, the partnership with the Ministry of Health will be activated for its distribution.
3- Production of Disinfectants and Sterilizers.
The University of Basrah /House of Expertise Produces Disinfection solutions for areas that witnessed a significant increase in the number of coronavirus infections in Basrah province. examination procedures are completed, the partnership with the Ministry of Health will be activated for its distribution. Therefore, the Expert House Center for Development and Creativity agreed with governmental and humanitarian institutions to provide them with the specified quantities of Disinfection materials to start Disinfection operations, to confront the Coronavirus, and to limit its spread. Furthermore, to cover the largest area for the distribution of the product, other production lines were opened in the College of Pharmacy, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Science, with the participation of students.
4- Production of Respirators Devices
Basrah province, like all other provinces of Iraq, faced fears regarding about its hospitals would not be able to receive the huge numbers of patients infected with the Coronavirus, especially with the closure of the borders of Iraq. The University of Basrah, with the capabilities of its cadres, took the initiative to manufacture respirators with international specifications and an oxygen dispensing device to provide an integrated solution to provide clean and saturated air for patients with the dreaded epidemic in record time.
5- production of the protective mask for Covid-19
The House of Expertise at the University of Basrah was able to manufacture a transparent face shield to protect our heroes, the employees of the Ministry of Health, and the security forces in the first line of defense against the Corona Virus. This initiative came in cooperation with several institutions in Basrah Province, where a cooperative team included members from Basra University, Basra University of Oil and Gas, Jadwal Al-Furat Company for the manufacture of plastic pipes, and the Iraqi Scientific Camp Group, was formed under the supervision and follow-up from the House of Expertise to design and produce a transparent protective mask which aimed at protecting workers in the front line of the defensive battle against coronavirus to reduce the chances of infection. within four days of continuous work, the team was able to design and produce the first batch of production, which was delivered to the Basrah Province Health Department after obtaining their approval on the product. several batches were also sent to another southern province in Iraq along with Basrha Police Command and Traffic Police Directorate.
6- Virtual Summer Training for University of Basrah students
In cooperation with IREX and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research with the Rehabilitation and Employment Center at the University of Basrah, the university announced the launch of the summer training program for students exclusively and for all disciplines. The program includes a set of training workshops online via the Zoom platform, which aims to develop and refine students’ skills (Professional Development) to qualify them for the labor market.
7- Preparing and designing the electronic management program.
The House of Expertise for Development and Creativity at the University of Basra launched an electronic platform to follow up on home quarantine for the infected people. The platform was launched in cooperation with the Basrah Health Department to monitor the infected people while they were at their houses, which has provided a direct communication between the doctors in the Basra Health Department and the infected people who were able to request help and received continuous inquiries about their health conditions. In addition, this platform enabled the patient to follow the countdown to the days of isolation and determine the time at which they were fully recovering.
8- Manufacture a Disinfection system for ambulances
The House of Expertise for Development and Creativity at the University of Basra launched an electronic platform to follow up on home quarantine for the infected people. The platform was launched in cooperation with the Basrah Health Department to monitor the infected people while they were at their houses, which has provided direct communication between the doctors in the Basra Health Department and the infected people who were able to request help and received continuous inquiries about their health conditions. In addition, this platform enabled the patient to follow the countdown to the days of isolation and determine the time at which they were fully recovering.
9- Production of Disinfection Entrances
The House of Expertise at the University of Basra was able to manufacture Disinfection Entrance Devices For our educational institutions against Corona Virus. Those entrances were offered to several departments in Basrah province.
10- Production of The Respirator Mask
The College of Engineering at the University of Basrah, in cooperation with a research team from the British University of Leeds and an Iraqi medical team, was able to manufacture a respirator mask with high specifications, low cost, and high efficiency. The mask contains a set of specifications, including controlling the amount of flow L/min (the voltmeter - originally found in ordinary oxygen regulators), and in this model a double regulator (with two oxygen lines) is used to increase the control of high flow rates.The air pressure in the respiratory tubes can also be controlled through the efficient design of a pressure control valve. This positive pressure is necessary for many cases, including those with coronavirus in the early and middle stages, and it has a role in opening the deflated alveoli.
11- Using blood plasma transfusion technology to heal patients infected with the Coronavirus
The University of Basrah, in cooperation with the Basra Health Directorate, devised the process of extracting blood plasma for recovered patients that were infected with the Coronavirus. In this project, the plasma of those recovering from coronavirus was transferred to severe cases, hence their condition improved.
12- Preparing and designing the predictive program for the water reality in Basra province.
Basrah province faces a problem with the scarcity of water access due to the policies of neighboring countries, which has made it a real need to find ways for having more knowledge about the water paths in Basrah. Therefore, cooperation was carried out between the University of Basrah and the local government in the province to design a program using the data available to predict the water situations of the province to overcome the problems that Basrah province has been experiencing for many years.
13- Preparation and design of the central database of water status in Basrah province
Water security is one of the main requirements for food security as it directly affects the nature and quantity of agricultural production as well as its impact on Agricultural plans development used for the economic development of our country as a whole. The issue of water security in Basrah can be considered in three dimensions, the first is related to global climate change and the second is domestic due to poor planning and management of water resources and the third is a regional dimension because water sources are outside Iraqi borders. Together, the University of Basrah had to provide scientific and technical consultations to be placed in the hands of decision-makers in the local and central government which has been done by forming a scientific team tasked with preparing a database to address the water status in the face of sudden population growth and changing lifestyles that led to significant challenges contributed to the increased demand for water.
14- Agriculture Support Partnerships
One of the most important programs of the University of Basrah in preserving the climate and natural resources in the province of Basrah is to devote all the potential and energy to forming partnerships to serve this goal and focus on supporting agriculture. Thus, the University of Basrah cooperated with the Dutch government / the Dutch organization for internationalization Education Nuffic which is an independent non-profit organization based in The Hague, Netherlands, which is active in promoting capacity building in developing countries. This project started in 2019 under the title “Effective Water Management in Iraq through the Transition to Climate-Smart Agriculture: Capacity Building and Knowledge Development" where the project was built to support sustainable development in Basrah province through the university of Basrah. We hope that after the completion of the project, it would extend to other provinces in Iraq. We think that the use of smart agriculture and reclaimed lands will contribute to changing the climate in the governorate