Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)

2022-06-26 16:48

WHO praises Iran for combating respiratory diseases

TEHRAN – Iran is one of the four countries that have a well-developed program to combat the epidemic of respiratory diseases, World Health Organization Consultant Gina Samaan has said.

2021-11-22 16:31

Health Ministry receives UNIATF award

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Health has won the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of NCDs award (UNIATF 2021).

2021-09-14 16:37

Diabetes accounts for 8.5% of health care costs

TEHRAN – Over 8.5 percent of the total health expenditures of the country are spent on diabetes, Baqer Larijani, head of the Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, has stated.

2021-02-19 17:05

Iran, a role model in West Asia for NCDs control: WHO official

TEHRAN – Iran’s measures to control non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a role model for the Middle East (West Asia), World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Eastern Mediterranean, Ahmad al-Manzari, has said.

2020-10-21 17:25

National Network of NGOs formed to promote ‘sport for all’

TEHRAN – The National Network of Non-Governmental Organizations has been formed to promote sports, especially cycling, athletics, and swimming, in society.

2020-09-28 18:00

Iran attends UNIATF meeting on COVID-19, NCDs

TEHRAN – Iran participated in a meeting of the United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (UNIATF) which was held on Sunday with the aim of examining the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the world.