Health minister urges UN, WHO to slam, halt Israel’s aggression 

TEHRAN – Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi has called on the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and the World Health Organization’s director for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Hanan Hassan Balkhi, to censure Israeli airstrikes on Iran, and take action to stop the aggression.

WHO warns of permanent effect of starvation on a generation of Palestinians

Malnutrition rates are rising in Gaza and hunger could have lasting effects on “an entire generation”, the World Health Organization’s representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory says.

Gaza launches polio vaccination campaign targeting 600,000 children

A large-scale polio vaccination campaign was launched in Gaza on Saturday aiming to immunize approximately 600,000 Palestinian children under the age of 10, Anadolu Agency reported.

WHO chief Tedros was meters away from Israeli attack on Yemen airport

A wave of Israeli air attacks hit Yemen’s main airport just as the World Health Organization’s director-general said he was about to board a flight there, wounding one of the United Nations plane’s crew, the WHO chief has said.

WHO helps Iran enhance disaster, emergency preparedness

TEHRAN –The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated four trauma and emergency surgery kits (TESKs) to health centers in vulnerable provinces to enhance disaster and emergency preparedness in the face of health emergencies.

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.

WHO: Over 20,000 dead in Sudan conflict

More than 20,000 people have been killed in the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group since April 2023, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday, Anadolu reported.

WHO: Health teams in Gaza must be protected

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said polio vaccination teams in Gaza must be “protected and allowed to conduct the upcoming campaign in Gaza safely”.

Wars a setback to polio eradication program: WHO

Margaret Harris, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization (WHO), says wars have eliminated past efforts made to eradicate polio.

Iran, WHO to form working group to eliminate hepatitis C

TEHRAN –Iran and the World Health Organization have agreed to create a joint working group with the aim of eradicating hepatitis C in the country.

UN warns of highest level of starvation in Gaza

If war continues unabated, more than one million Palestinians in Gaza could suffer the highest level of starvation by mid-July, according to a report by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Iran receives measles anti-body kits with WHO, ECHO support

TEHRAN –Iran has received a total of 160 measles antibody kits with the help of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO).

WHO warns Israeli incursion into Rafah would be a ‘bloodbath’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned an Israeli incursion into Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians at risk and turn into a “bloodbath” with the health system in shambles, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.

WHO: Gaza aid block intolerable and inhuman

The United Nations and other international aid organizations decried the devastating toll of six months of the Israeli war in Gaza.

WHO chief calls on aid to enter Gaza as hunger spreads

The World Health Organization’s chief has called for more aid to enter Gaza, amid reports of children dying from malnutrition in the besieged territory.

WHO: Assault on Rafah would be an 'unfathomable catastrophe'

The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that an Israeli military offensive against Rafah in southern Gaza would cause an "unfathomable catastrophe" and push the territory’s health system closer to the brink of collapse.

WHO: Khan Younis hospital undersupplied

The World Health Organization has said the European Hospital in southern Gaza is “overwhelmed, overcrowded and undersupplied,” amid an ongoing Israeli ground offensive in Khan Younis.

Self-care training packages provided for vulnerable people

TEHRAN– A series of specialized self-care training packages have been designed for two vulnerable groups including people with sensory impairments as well as their caregivers, and those with cerebrospinal injuries.

WHO: Gaza situation hellish

WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that Nasser hospital in southern Gaza is only “minimally functioning” and facing shortages of major resources.

WHO strengthens pre-hospital emergency response for Afghan refugees

TEHRAN - In a joint effort to support enhancing pre-hospital emergency response capacities in provinces hosting Afghan refugee populations, the World Health Organization (WHO), with the contribution of the Government of France, has donated three Hardtop 4x4 ambulances to the National Emergency Management Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NEMO).

Assault on Gaza health sector ‘sadistic’: UN special rapporteur

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, says Israeli attacks on the health system in the Palestinian Gaza Strip have taken “the most sadistic forms”.

Security Council to meet Friday on Gaza, but US still opposes ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council is set for a meeting on Friday morning on Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip. However, the United States still opposes a ceasefire.

Iran attends WHO consultative sessions on traditional medicine strategy

TEHRAN – Iran attended the World Health Organization’s consultative sessions on developing a draft of a new traditional medicine strategy as the only representative from West Asia.

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War against Hamas or Gaza?

Israelis have no idea how many Hamas members have been killed

TEHRAN- This week, an Israeli military spokesman said the regime has, so far, notified the families of 392 soldiers who have been killed, or as Daniel Hagari put it "fell in battles".

WHO, Oslo University Hospital contribute to effective treatment of poisonings in Iran

TEHRAN – In a groundbreaking collaboration, the World Health Organization (WHO) partnered with Oslo University Hospital to donate crucial sets of breathing machines and essential medicine to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS) for collaboration on improving the efficacy of treatment for cases of poisoning with methanol, carbon monoxide (CO), or anesthetic gases.

WHO strengthens emergency response capacity in quake-hit Khoy

TEHRAN– The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a significant step towards enhancing emergency response capacity in the wake of the early 2023 earthquake in Khoy, located in the West Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran.

WHO, World Bank collaborate on providing imaging services at Iranian hospitals

TEHRAN – The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the World Bank and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME), is spearheading a transformative initiative to enhance healthcare access in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

WHO Iran, Shahid Beheshti University collaborate to address childhood lead poisoning

TEHRAN - In a concerted effort to combat childhood lead poisoning, the WHO country office in the Islamic Republic of Iran has teamed up with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS) to organize the eleventh International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) from October 22 to 28. The focus of this year's campaign is "End Childhood Lead Poisoning" in Iran.