Innovations in Mine Action: Enhancing Safety with Virtual Reality
The Republic of Iraq's Ministry of Health and Environment, Directorate of Mine Action, leverages virtual reality technology, particularly VR goggles, to raise awareness of explosive hazards in urban and rural areas. By using VR goggles, over 2000 humanitarian workers benefitted from immersive training sessions enhancing their ability to identify dangerous elements, especially in Baghdad, Erbil, Mosul, and Anbar. The initiative also includes various outreach methods like posters, notebooks, and media channels to ensure safe behaviors in at-risk communities.
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Republic of Iraq Ministry of Health and Environment Directorate of Mine Action ( DMA ) The Use of Virtual Reality in Mine Action 13 February- 2020 - Geneva Eng. - Khalid Rashad Jabbar - National Director Directorate of Mine Action Iraq 1
MRE Activities Since November 2018, DMA and IKMAA have dealt with UNMAS in Iraq who have been using virtual reality (VR) goggles as an auxiliary tool for explosive hazard awareness sessions for humanitarian workers. Virtual reality goggles emulate a contaminated area that contains typical signs of risk in urban and rural areas. These goggles enable humanitarian workers to observe signs and signs of explosive hazards present in Iraq in 360 degrees. 2 IRAQ- Directorate of Mine Action (DMA)
RE Activities The use of VR goggles aims to enhance the ability of the local community and humanitarian workers to identify dangerous elements and encourage the utmost caution in this area. More than 2000 Person and humanitarian workers have benefited from these goggles in Iraq, especially in Baghdad, Erbil, Mosul and Anbar. The feedback from these goggles is largely positive. Participants indicated that the experience of virtual reality goggles is very useful and practical, providing an interactive and distinctive experience. MA, Iraq 3 IRAQ- Directorate of Mine Action (DMA)
RE Activities We also use other outreach methods such as posters, notebooks, school curricula, and audio-visual media such as local satellite channels, radio, and social media like Facebook and websites. Toll free number 182 and SMS text messages. 4 IRAQ- Directorate of Mine Action (DMA)
Raising awareness of the dangers of mines and IEDs in IDP camps to ensure safe return to their homes and adopting safe behavior 5 IRAQ- Directorate of Mine Action (DMA)
Thank You Contact us: Dma_moen@yahoo.com muameralhete@yahoo.com 00964 7704717136 00964 7902328354 Miningactioniraq 6 IRAQ- Directorate of Mine Action (DMA)
