Older persons from communities in District 6 of Tehran gathered in Laleh Park for the semi-final rounds of competitions. Credit: Maryam Mollaie     20 February 2023 – Ms Hamdam Moazeni, a 72-year-old retiree, is an active member of her local community. She has been a representative of the elderly population in District 6 of Tehran since 2012. She...

20 February 2023 – The G5 High-Level Expert Meeting on Health Cooperation welcomed the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari in their prestigious summit held on 14–16 February 2022 in Tehran aimed at joint work for joint health problems. The first of its kind in a series of...

WHO Representative Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain and H.E. Kazutoshi Aikawa, the Ambassador of Japan to the Islamic Republic of Iran 13 February 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO), through the financial support of the Government of Japan, has launched a project that aims at amplifying public health and humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees and...

22 December 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, the WHO Country Office, the UN Resident Coordinator and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran convened to unveil joint strategic priorities in environmental and occupational health. This event, held on 29...

15 December 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Center for Environmental and Occupational Health of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, recently organized a high-level strategic meeting to...

WHO project team conducting the virtual briefing session. Credit: WHO/Islamic Republic of Iran 27 November 2022 – In line with progress towards results and to achieve the determined objectives of the ECHO project “Improving access to inclusive health care for elderly and people living with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic”, the World Health...

International Day of Climate Action 2022 was commemorated in an event jointly organized by WHO and the Air Quality and Climate Change Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences on 24 October in Tehran21 November 2022 – As a developing country with a diverse climate, Islamic Republic of Iran faces many climate-related...

Three cold rooms in Golestan and 2 cold rooms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad equipped by WHO with financial support of the Government of Canada22 September 2022 – 22 September 2022 – In a visit to Gorgan, Golestan province, representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),...

The temporary admission ward at the Association for the Protection of People Living with Spinal Cord Disabilities where people with recent disabilities can receive special care and education. Credit: WHO/Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran, 13 September 2022 – Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to the Islamic...

Tehran, 21 August 2022 – With the arrival of the first shipments of equipment and supplies procured for the humanitarian project “Improving access to inclusive health care in long-term care facilities and enhancing the quality of life and dignity of the most vulnerable populations in Islamic Republic of Iran during the time of emergencies and...