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2024-10-20 15:33
Iranian university, Russian academy to enhance ties
TEHRAN – Allameh Tabatabai University of Tehran and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to boost scientific cooperation.
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2024-10-19 15:22
Qatar, Iraq interested in boosting health co-op with Iran
TEHRAN –Qatari and Iraqi officials have expressed interest in enhancing cooperation with Iran in the health sector.
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2024-10-19 15:15
Iranian professor elected as IOAI committee chairman
TEHRAN –Ali Sharifi-Zarchi, a professor of artificial intelligence and bioinformatics at Sharif University of Technology, has been elected as the chairman of the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) scientific committee.
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2024-10-19 15:13
DOE to establish endangered species conservation committee
TEHRAN –The Department of Environment (DOE) is planning to organize a committee for the preservation of critically endangered species including cheetahs, black bears, and great bustards.
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2024-10-18 14:37
Acting together for just, peaceful, and inclusive societies
TEHRAN - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed annually on October 17. This year’s theme is “Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment, Acting Together for Just, Peaceful, and Inclusive Societies.”
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2024-10-18 14:35
WFP releases September report on Iran
TEHRAN –The World Food Program (WFP) has released a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of September.
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2024-10-18 14:33
Iran's health sector a role model in the region: WHO official
TEHRAN –The World Health Organization’s (WHO) director for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) has called Iran's health sector a role model in the region.
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2024-10-16 15:47
Education space per student, literacy rate improved
TEHRAN –According to the latest statistics, education space per student in Iran has increased from 5.17 square meters in the calendar year 1396 (2017-2018) to 5.28 square meters in the year 1402 (2023 – 2024).
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2024-10-16 15:05
IFRC supports IRCS humanitarian measures in Lebanon
TEHRAN –Condemning Israeli attacks on Red Cross and Red Crescent medical facilities, Kate Forbes, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), has supported the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s efforts aimed at providing relief to oppressed people in Lebanon.
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2024-10-16 11:17
FAO highlights essential role of rural women in food production and environmental sustainability
TEHRAN – The FAO Representation in the Islamic Republic of Iran marked World Food Day and the International Day of Rural Women on Tuesday, October 15, with a keynote speech by Ms. Nazi Tavakoli, Officer-in-Charge, emphasizing the interconnectedness of food and nutrition security and the empowerment of rural women.
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2024-10-15 15:40
Iran calls on WHO to deal with unilateral coercive measures in health sector
TEHRAN –The Iranian deputy health minister has called on the World Health Organization to establish a working group to address the impacts of unilateral coercive measures on health in the region and to develop possible solutions consistent with basic human rights.
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2024-10-15 15:38
National women’s health week being held
TEHRAN –National women's health week is being observed from October 15 to 21 across the country.
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2024-10-15 14:58
By Maryam Tavassoli
World Food Day: right to foods for a better life and a better future
TEHRAN –Every year on October 16, the World Food Day is observed globally. Since food is the third most basic human need after air and water, the day highlights everyone’s right to adequate food.
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2024-10-14 15:56
Most-cited researchers affiliated with medical universities sharply rise
TEHRAN –A total of 453 out of 938 Iranian researchers who have been placed among the world's top one percent most-cited researchers are affiliated with medical universities, a significant increase compared to the past two years.
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2024-10-14 15:09
By Maryam Tavassoli
Rural women ‘agents of change’
TEHRAN – Observed annually on October 15, International Day of Rural Women highlights rural women’s critical role in food production, environmental conservation, and sustainable agriculture.
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2024-10-14 14:50
BRICS welcomes Iran’s proposal on NCDs
TEHRAN –Attending the 14th meeting of BRICS Ministers of Health, Alireza Raeisi, the deputy health minister, proposed adopting a child-centered, rather than adult-centered, approach in addressing non-communicable diseases, which was well received by BRICS member states.
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2024-10-13 15:55
Iran re-elected as WHS executive committee member
TEHRAN –Amir-Hossein Takian, head of the Department of Global Health and Public Policy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, has been re-elected as a member of the World Health Alliance (WHS), formerly M8 Alliance, Executive Committee, for two more years.
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2024-10-13 15:35
Knowledge-based companies to attend Chinano, UzStory expos
TEHRAN –The Innovation and Prosperity Fund will support knowledge-based delegations to set up their pavilions at the Chinano Conference and Expo, and the UzStory Expo in China and Uzbekistan respectively.
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2024-10-13 15:30
Health minister to attend WHO regional committee meeting
TEHRAN –A delegation led by Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi is going to attend the Seventy-first session of the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO).
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2024-10-12 17:10
Iran marking Disaster Risk Reduction Week
TEHRAN –Disaster Risk Reduction Week kicked off on Saturday and will conclude on Friday, October 18.
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2024-10-12 14:32
Unfazed by Israeli attacks, IRCS to set up another field hospital in Lebanon
TEHRAN –The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is planning to set up another hospital in Lebanon after the Zionist regime targeted a field hospital set up by the IRCS in an airstrike on Friday.
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2024-10-12 14:30
Iran attends meeting of BRICS health ministers
TEHRAN –A delegation headed by deputy health minister Alireza Raeisi participated in the 14th Meeting of Ministers of Health in Moscow on October 10 –11. The participants discussed ways for enhancing cooperation in the field of health and treatment, utilizing new medical technologies, developing industries associated with production of advanced medical equipment, and improving the quality of education in health sector, IRNA reported.
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2024-10-11 15:56
World Migratory Bird Day stresses need for proactive conservation measures
TEHRAN - World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD), October 12, is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. It has a global outreach and is an effective tool to help raise global awareness of the threats faced by migratory birds, their ecological importance, and the need for international cooperation to conserve them.
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2024-10-11 15:11
IFRC: Sanctions has significantly hindered Iran’s capacity to address natural disasters
TEHRAN –The imposition of unilateral sanctions by the United States on Iran has significantly hindered the country’s capacity to address humanitarian emergencies effectively, according to the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC).
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2024-10-11 14:46
More Iranian universities in THE rankings 2025
TEHRAN –The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 has placed 85 Iranian universities among the top institutions compared to 75 universities in 2024.
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2024-10-09 15:58
IRCS head, UN resident coordinator discuss ways to speed up aid delivery to Lebanon
TEHRAN –The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossein Kolivand, and the UN Resident Coordinator of Iran, Stefan Priesner, held talks on Wednesday about the tragic situation in Lebanon and ways to speed up aid delivery to people impacted by war.
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2024-10-09 15:36
Iran observing mental health week
TEHRAN –Mental health week kicked off on Wednesday, October 9, and will conclude on October 15.
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2024-10-09 15:07
Knowledge-based firms attending Istanbul technology expo
TEHRAN –Iranian knowledge-based companies are participating in the 28th international information technology, new technologies, cyber safety and security exhibition, known as ISAF, in Istanbul, Turkey.
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2024-10-08 15:32
President Pezeshkian to attend COP29
TEHRAN –President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to participate in the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 29) which will take place from November 11 to 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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2024-10-08 15:27
Japan’s expertise to help Iran improve medical services
TEHRAN – The health ministry in cooperation with Japan has held an online elderly care course within the framework of a former agreement aiming to improve medical services in Iran through Japan’s medical management models.