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Yesterday 16:07
‘WHO is Iran’s strategic partner in health sector’
TEHRAN – The deputy health minister, Alireza Raeisi, has said the World Health Organization is a strategic partner and a norm-setting reference for the country's health sector.
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Yesterday 16:04
125 Iranian journals indexed in global databases in 4 years
TEHRAN – Thanks to targeted planning and coordinated efforts, about 125 Iranian journals have been indexed by the reputable databases of Scopus and Web of Science over the past four years, an official with the Ministry of Science has said.
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Yesterday 16:02
Japan interested in boosting environmental, pharmaceutical ties with Iran
TEHRAN – Japanese officials have announced their willingness to expand cooperation with Iran in areas that are not subject to sanctions, particularly the environment and pharmaceuticals.
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2025-12-23 15:42
Neonatal health workshops held in Sistan-Baluchestan province
TEHRAN – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has held two intensive neonatal health workshops in Saravan, Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2025-12-23 15:40
Iran at forefront of providing support to refugees
TEHRAN – Over the past four decades, Iran has been one of the top countries hosting the largest number of refugees and migrants, despite many challenges facing the country.
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2025-12-23 15:38
Welfare Organization, Tajikistan health ministry to boost ties
TEHRAN – The head of the Welfare Organization, Javad Hosseini, and the deputy minister of Tajikistan's Health and Social Protection, Muhiddin Khayrullozoda, have agreed to boost cooperation in the welfare and social empowerment sectors.
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2025-12-22 16:01
Intl. Conference on Information, Knowledge Technology to be held
TEHRAN – The 16th International Conference on Information, Knowledge Technology (IKT 2025) will kick off on Monday and will run till December 25, with scientists from six countries, namely the U.S., Spain, Canada, the Netherlands, Malaysia, and New Zealand in attendance.
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2025-12-22 15:46
Iran submits commitment document at global summit on traditional medicine
TEHRAN – During the closing ceremony of the second World Health Organization (WHO) Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, Iran pledged commitments to advance the implementation of the Global Strategy for Traditional Medicine 2025-2034.
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2025-12-22 15:42
Tehran, Moscow holding workshops on drug abuse prevention, rehabilitation
TEHRAN – The Drug Control Headquarters (DCHQ) of the country, in cooperation with the Russian Federation, is conducting workshops that provide effective strategies for the early detection and prevention of drug abuse in Tehran and eight other provinces of the country.
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2025-12-21 15:54
Top scientific researchers honored
TEHRAN – The tenth edition of the national program to honor outstanding scientific researchers was held on Sunday, with the vice-president for science, technology, and knowledge-based economy, Hossein Afshin, and the head of Iran National Science Foundation, Ali-Mohammad Soltani, in attendance.
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2025-12-21 15:51
Newly appointed WHO representative meets health minister
TEHRAN – Awad Mataria, the new World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Iran, held a meeting with Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi on Sunday.
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2025-12-21 15:35
Iran attends Geneva meeting on establishing Tehran Convention Secretariat
TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation has participated in a meeting of the working group on establishing the secretariat of the Tehran Convention in the Caspian Sea region.
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2025-12-20 15:25
10 countries award scholarships to Iranian students
TEHRAN – Ten countries, namely Hungary, China, Japan, Malaysia, Iraq, Brazil, Serbia, Brunei, Bangladesh, and Russia, offer scholarships to Iranian university students.
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2025-12-20 15:15
Health screening underway for women heads of households
TEHRAN – The health ministry, in collaboration with the Welfare Organization, is conducting health screening tests for women heads of households nationwide.
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2025-12-20 15:09
S. Korea, UNICEF join hands to boost resilience in Sistan-Baluchestan province
TEHRAN – Funded by the Republic of Korea, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in cooperation with the Government of Iran, has constructed a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Kohak, Sistan-Baluchestan province, to foster resilience in the region.
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2025-12-19 15:08
Over 1.7 million Afghans deported from Iran in first nine months of 2025: UNHCR
TEHRAN – In the first nine months of 2025, more than 1.7 million Afghan refugees have returned from Iran to Afghanistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported in a press release on October 27.
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2025-12-19 15:01
Most-cited researchers in ISC database increase yr/yr
TEHRAN – The Islamic World Science Citation (ISC) Institute database has recognized 557 most-cited Iranian researchers in human sciences, social sciences, art, and architecture in the current Iranian year, which started in March 2025, indicating a 14 percent increase compared to 489 researchers in the previous year.
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2025-12-19 14:59
Afghanistan seeks to bolster health co-op with Iran
TEHRAN – A delegation from Afghanistan’s Food and Drug Administration met with Iranian counterparts in Tehran on Wednesday to explore the potential for expanding ties in the health sector.
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2025-12-17 15:17
'Climate adaptation best strategy to reduce climate vulnerabilities'
TEHRAN – Boosting resilience and adaptation is the most effective strategy to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, has said.
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2025-12-17 15:14
DOE, UNDP hold meeting on wetlands preservation
TEHRAN – Ahmadreza Lahijanzadeh, the deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE) for Marine and Wetlands affairs, and Ayshanie Medagangoda-Labé, the resident representative ad interim for United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Iran, held talks in Tehran on Wednesday, with a focus on the preservation of the country’s wetlands, particularly Hour al-Azim and Hamoun wetlands through provisions of water rights from Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively.
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2025-12-17 15:13
WHO oversees national preparedness in addressing communicable diseases
TEHRAN – Director of the Department of Communicable Diseases at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Benedetta Allegranzi, has paid a visit to Iran, conducting a technical mission to strengthen communicable disease control, particularly in Tehran, Tabriz, in the northwest of the country, and Bandar Abbas in the south.
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2025-12-16 16:01
Bolivia health ministry seeks to boost ties with IRCS
TEHRAN – The Bolivian Minister of Health and Sports, Marcela Tatiana Flores Zambrana, has expressed her country’s willingness to promote cooperation with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in the health sector, particularly the provision of hemodialysis and medical equipment.
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2025-12-16 15:41
Khwarizmi Youth Award winners honored
TEHRAN – The 26th Khwarizmi Youth Award (KYA) honored 54 winners on Tuesday in a special ceremony at Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran, with science minister Hossein Simaei-Sarraf in attendance.
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2025-12-16 15:37
Moscow hosts 2nd Iran-Russia scientific conference
TEHRAN – The second scientific conference between Iran and Russia was held in Moscow on Monday, with Iran's ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali; science attaché, Hadi Goudarzi, and representatives from universities and scientific institutions of the two countries in attendance.
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2025-12-15 15:42
Expo of creative, knowledge-based firms to focus on AI
TEHRAN – The fourth exhibition showcasing the achievements of creative and knowledge-based companies is scheduled to take place from December 28 to 31 in Tehran, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI).
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2025-12-15 15:33
Iran ready to foster tech ties, share expertise with Ethiopia
TEHRAN – The head of the Organization for the Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, Hossein Roozbeh, has announced the country’s readiness to share knowledge and boost technological cooperation with African countries, particularly Ethiopia.
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2025-12-15 15:15
WFP releases November report on Iran
TEHRAN – The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of November.
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2025-12-14 16:00
Iranian students shine at World Mathematics Team Championship 2025
TEHRAN – Five Iranian female students have won gold medals at the World Mathematics Team Championship (WMTC) 2025 held from December 3 to 8 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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2025-12-14 15:58
Ministry of Education inaugurates new school in Qatar
TEHRAN – Education Minister Alireza Kazemi inaugurated a new school on Saturday for Iranians residing in Qatar.
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2025-12-14 15:44
ICRC seeks to boost co-op with IRCS
TEHRAN – Vincent Cassard, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has highlighted the need to expand collaborations with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in 2026.