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...

17 April 2024, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – To bolster emergency medical services, WHO has donated 40 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and 1250 AED pads to the Iranian National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO). The donation was co-funded by the European Union. These resources will significantly enhance the prehospital...

20 March 2024, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – The Islamic Republic of Iran was well on track to eliminate malaria. Recently, however, climate change-related floods have affected the country, expanding its mosquito habitat and driving malaria transmission. WHO has launched a new project to revive malaria prevention and control in the country’s...

3 March 2024, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran– The 28th Technical Meeting of the Group of Five (G5), on “Women and Family Health”, in collaboration with WHO, convened in Tehran on 13–15 February 2024. Esteemed leaders and experts took part in the meeting, marking a milestone in regional health cooperation.  The inaugural session featured...