Islamic State Health Service (ISHS) (
Arabic: الخدمات الصحية للدولة الإسلامية,
romanized: al-Khidmāt al-ṣiḥḥīyah lil-dawlah al-Islāmīyah) was a
healthcare service run by the
Islamic State, it was first shown in a propaganda video, the video and logo resembled an
NHS logo and video presentation.[2]
History
It was first shown in 2015 in a propaganda video to show the "
western media" is lying, and to show health advancements that the
Islamic State has done,[3] the service was explained by a
Melbourne-born Australian, under the alias of
Abu Yusuf.[4] The first buildings to be created with ISHS was developed in
Raqqa, Syria and
Mosul, Iraq.[5] It would then start growing in
Iraq more in places like Mosul and
Tikrit,[6] this would also boost more propaganda calling for
Sunni Muslims, specifically British and Australian to join the Islamic State and join the medical forces there.[7] It was also reported that many female
physicians were executed and were replaced by male doctors in ISHS-ran hospitals.[8] The service provided mass
polio vaccines and
cancer treatment for people living under Islamic State rule in Mosul hospitals.[9] The
United States Air Force would take out hospitals used to treat militants to slow down the Islamic State's fighting, and put an end to most of the hospitals run by ISHS.[10]