11 March 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – On Iran's National Tree Planting Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Tehran took a symbolic step towards environmental improvement, planting trees amidst the city's severe air pollution challenges. The initiative highlights the critical need for environmental action in a...

4 March 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – To address health inequities, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in the Islamic Republic of Iran convened a comprehensive training and consultative workshop on integrating the social determinants of health (SDH) into primary...

27 January 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – A wave of gratitude and hope swept through the headquarters of the Iran Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO) in Tehran on 22 January 2025. The occasion was National Rare Blood Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the lives saved, challenges overcome and unwavering commitment to ensuring every...

15 January 2025, Chabahar, Islamic Republic of Iran – A race against time is underway in southeastern Iran, where the resurgence of malaria threatens to undo years of progress. The World Health Organization (WHO), with crucial support from the Government of Japan, is on the ground in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, battling this public health...

12 January 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – The state-run Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute marked its 100th anniversary with a grand ceremony at the Iran International Conference Centre. The event, celebrating a century of scientific excellence and innovation, was attended by senior officials and leading scientists, researchers and...

17 December 2024, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran – The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over 4 trauma and emergency surgery kits (TESKs) to local focal points at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) in the provinces of Sistan and Baluchistan, Hormozgan, Kerman and Khorasan Razavi. Each kit contains medicines and...

9 December 2024, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – On 3 December 2024, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education hosted a ceremony celebrating Maragheh’s designation as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s second Healthy City. Minister of Health and Medical Education H.E. Dr Mohammad-Reza Zafarghadi presided over the ceremony which was attended by WHO...

19 September 2024, Tehran, Iran – To strengthen public health resilience, the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in collaboration with the Iranian Centre for Communicable Disease Control, the Health Promotion Department and the Health Managers Development Institute of the Ministry of Health and Medical...

23 June 2024, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – Since the arrival of a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine in Hajar Hospital, Shahrekord, cancer has been detected early enough in dozens of patients to allow them to receive less aggressive treatment – ultimately saving their lives. It is one of 6 state-of-the-art MRI machines generously...

12 May 2024 – A donation of 160 measles antibody kits to the Iranian National Measles Reference Laboratory bolsters its capacities to diagnose measles, enhancing the country’s ability to respond effectively to outbreaks. WHO, in collaboration with the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), procured and provided the kits...