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2019-10-12 18:32

‘Tehran holds potential to become a hub for health tourism’

TEHRAN – Tehran has the potential to become a hub for health (and medical) tourism, Tehran province governor-general has said.

2019-10-09 18:56

Tehran hosting congress on medical tourism in Islamic world

TEHRAN - The 4th International Health Congress of Islamic Countries started at Tehran’s Homa Hotel on Wednesday with the aim of promoting health and medical tourism among the Islamic countries.

2019-08-20 21:42

Medical travelers hold significant share of arrivals in Iran: tourism chief

TEHRAN – Iran tourism chief has said that medical [and health] travelers constitute a significant share of arrivals in the country.

2019-07-30 19:10

Iran draws a record 600,000 medical travelers in four months

TEHRAN – Iran hosted a record high of nearly 600,000 medical travelers during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 21), nearly equal to the figure for the whole past year (March 2018-19), according to an Iranian association for the health tourism promotion.

2019-07-26 22:55

Mashhad hospitals admit 6,000 foreign patients a year

TEHRAN – Mashhad hospitals admit an average of 6,000 foreign patients per annum, a deputy for the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences has said.

2019-07-23 17:28

Health tourism: Iran is the world capital of rhinoplasty

TEHRAN – If you have chosen Iran as your destination for rhinoplasty, you need to know that you’re traveling to the world’s capital of rhinoplasty, ISNA cited in a recent article.

2019-05-10 23:05

Fertility rate likely to grow with new technique

TEHRAN- New technique for in vitro fertilization used in Ebnesina hospital is likely to increase fertility chances, said Maryam Rafati, the assistant professor at Avicenna Research Institute.

Director Jamal Shurjeh in an undated photo.

2019-05-03 19:37

Director Jamal Shurjeh hospitalized with brain disease

TEHRAN – Jamal Shurjeh, director of the co-production between Iran and Algeria “Ahmed Bey”, has been admitted to a hospital in Tehran following a report he suffered a brain disease.

2019-04-29 09:01

First public laser therapy clinic for skin conditions opens in Tehran

TEHRAN- The first public laser therapy clinic for treating burns and skin diseases opened on Wednesday at Hazrat-e Fatemeh Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery hospital in Tehran.

2019-04-18 00:15

Free health care for flood-hit families

TEHRAN- The families struck by the flood will receive free medical care by the end of the crisis, announced Mohammad Esmaeil Motlaq, the director general for risk management at the Ministry of Health.

2019-04-12 11:32

First teddy bear hospital opens in Yazd

TEHRAN- Iran’s first teddy bear hospital, aimed at reducing childhood anxiety about medical environments, procedures and professionals opened in the city of Yazd, said a faculty member of Yazd University of Medical Sciences.

2019-02-28 01:33

Iran’s first hemodiafiltration center for kidney diseases inaugurated

TEHRAN- The first specialized center using hemodiafiltration as a dialysis method for kidney diseases was inaugurated in Dr Lavasani Hospital in Tehran.

2019-02-20 21:08

Medical tourism fetches Iran $1.2b in last fiscal year

TEHRAN- Medical tourism made an economic contribution of around $1.2 billion to the country in the last Iranian calendar year (March 2017-March 2018), said the head of Medical Tourism Department at the Ministry of Health.

2018-12-30 10:59

8 hospitals built in 9 months costing $120m

TEHRAN- Eight hospitals have been built in the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21), announced the deputy minister of transport and urban development.

Vocalist Shahram Nazeri in an undated photo.

2018-12-29 18:26

Vocalist Shahram Nazeri released from hospital

TEHRAN – Veteran vocalist Shahram Nazeri was released from the hospital on Saturday after a quick recovery from severe respiratory infections.

2018-12-29 00:09

294-bed hospital inaugurated in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad

TEHRAN — A hospital with 294 beds was inaugurated in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, western Iran, on Friday.

2018-12-23 21:27

Ground broken for 540-bed hospital in Chabahar

TEHRAN – Construction of a new hospital with a capacity of 540 beds started in Chabahar, southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Fars reported on Sunday.

Provincial officials unveil a poster for the 10th Pars tourism exhibition

2018-12-12 17:03

Hospitals, clinics highlighting Iran’s medical tourism

TEHRAN – Over 20 top Iranian hospitals and clinics are taking part in the 10th Pars tourism exhibition, which opened to the public in Shiraz on Wednesday, aiming to get visitors acquainted with Iran’s potentials in medical and health tourism, Fars reported.