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2020-04-26 16:53
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Iran taking final step toward malaria elimination
TEHRAN – Iran has not had any indigenous cases of malaria for two years in a row, and if the country’s passes this year with no indigenous cases, the World Health Organization will grant it a certificate of malaria eradication, Ahmad Raeisi, head of the Malaria control department of the Ministry of Health, has stated.
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2020-04-04 19:33
Defense Ministry resolved to defeat coronavirus outbreak: official
TEHRAN - The Defense Ministry’s health, treatment and rescue department said on Saturday that it is determined to continue fight against the COVID-19 disease till rooting the virus out.
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2020-03-01 03:22
Sport victim of coronavirus outbreak
TEHRAN – Sport has always been one of the strongest weapon to fight disease but newly discovered coronavirus is going to kill it.
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2019-07-22 19:02
Iran able to produce 90% of needed pharma raw materials: VP
TEHRAN -- Iranian companies can produce 80 to 90 percent of pharmaceutical raw materials which are imported annually at the cost of around 600 million dollars, the vice president for science and technology Sourena Sattari said, IRNA reported on Sunday.
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2019-05-15 20:03
High-tech flow cytometer starts operation
TEHRAN- The most advanced Flow Cytometer, used for studies on vaccine and biological agents, was installed in Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, said the director of institute’s Central Lab and Biotechnology Research.
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2019-02-15 13:01
Iranian researchers develop laboratory ultracentrifuge
TEHRAN- A laboratory ultracentrifuge was made by Iranian researchers at Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, announced an official with the institute.
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2019-01-31 00:35
8% diagnosed with HPV in sample population
TEHRAN- Eight percent were diagnosed with human papillomavirus (HPV) in Health Ministry’s pilot program for early detection of cervical cancer, said the ministry’s head of cancer department.
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2019-01-23 21:54
Two new vaccines in last stage of production
TEHRAN- Pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines are in their last stage of production in Pasteur Institute and their usage is likely to start in the new Iranian calendar year (starting March 21), said the head of communicable diseases department of the Ministry of Health.
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2018-11-29 01:28
Iranian company produce brain cancer vaccine
TEHRAN- Iranian scientists have managed to produce brain cancer vaccine, an expert in immunology whose company is involved in production of the vaccine has said.
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2018-07-05 12:28
Over 1.3 million children in Afghanistan at risk from polio
The latest drive to eradicate polio from Afghanistan kicked off this week. In the five-day campaign, about 52,000 Afghan healthcare workers are expected to administer polio vaccines to 6.4 million children under the age of five, according to a statement issued by Afghanistan’s Health Ministry.