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WHO and Iranian Health Ministry promote inclusion and rehabilitation of persons living with disabilities through joint project
A health care worker helps a man with a disability complete his physiotherapy exercises. Photo: Mr Akbar Badrkhani. 29 November – To support the Iranian national health system in promoting the well-being of the elderly and people living with disabilities, WHO is implementing a project in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Medical...
WHO and Health Ministry join forces to raise awareness of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021
Thursday, 25 November 2021 – World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021 was commemorated in the Islamic Republic of Iran in joint efforts by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health and Medical Education to highlight the importance of the proper use of antimicrobials, such as antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics, and...
WHO and Health Ministry launch Patient Safety Friendly PHC Framework to promote safe and inclusive health care services
A patient consults with a health care worker at one of Tehran's primary health care centres. Credit: WHO/Islamic Republic of Iran Sunday, 17 November 2021, Tehran – The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Islamic Republic of Iran is supporting national efforts, supervised by the Primary Health Care (PHC) Management Centre of the Ministry of Health...
Over 1.6 million COVID-19 vaccines delivered to Islamic Republic of Iran to increase protection of Afghan refugees
Photo: UNICEF Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran, 15 November 2021 – This evening, a first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines landed at Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, provided as part of the Humanitarian Buffer mechanism of the COVAX Facility to help the Government vaccinate more refugees. A...
Islamic Republic of Iran reaffirms commitment to address impacts of climate change on human health and well-being at COP26
Professionals from WHO, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, and academia came together on 6 November to participate virtually in the UN Global Conference on Health and Climate Change 8 November 2021, Tehran – Experts from the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, academia, and authors contributing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Sixth round of mental health international exhibition of photography in Islamic Republic of Iran
Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Representative and Head of Mission to Islamic Republic of Iran, presents opening remarks at the sixth mental health international exhibition of photography at Iran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran. Photo: WHO Sunday, 31 October 2021, Tehran – The sixth round of Mental Health International Exhibition of...
WHO scales up support to Islamic Republic of Iran, in partnership with UNHCR to provide health services to Afghan refugees, host communities in Kerman province
The refugee-exclusive vaccination centre in Sharafabad, Kerman Province, offers Sinopharm doses to Afghan refugees under 18 in protection against COVID-19 27 October 2021, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran – The World Health Organization plans to boost support to the Islamic Republic of Iran in delivering health care services to the Afghan...
Government of Japan supports Islamic Republic of Iran with US$ 6.3 million grant to strengthen national capacity against COVID-19
(Left to right) Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Representative and Head of Mission to Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr Jalal Naeli, Deputy Director General of International Relations Department at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, and Mr Hirotaka Matsuo, Charge d'Affaires ad interim in Japan to the Islamic Republic of Iran, pose for a picture...
Islamic Republic of Iran receives 1 442 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Italy and Germany through the COVAX Facility
Tehran, 18 October 2021 – The Islamic Republic of Iran has received 1 442 000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, of which 1 139 600 doses were donated by the Italian Government and 302 400 doses by the German Government. The vaccines were shipped through UNICEF procurement channels on behalf of the COVAX Facility and arrived at Tehran Imam...
Newly appointed Minister of Health and Medical Education calls for strengthened partnerships with international community
UN representatives discuss programme achievements and further collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Photo: WHO 12 October 2021, Tehran – The recently appointed Minister of Health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr Bahram Eynollahi, met and greeted representatives of United Nations agencies in the...
