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.

Iran firms up efforts in support of WHO for health care services to refugees

TEHRAN - In a recent two-day visit to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (UMS) in the southern and border province of Sistan-Baluchestan, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Syed Jaffar Hussain met with local health authorities to review the efforts made in scaling up health services in the province and to explore avenues of collaboration in promoting national plans in the area of health and health promotion in the area.

UNWTO not in favor of tight travel restrictions

TEHRAN – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced blanket travel restrictions cannot stop new virus variants from spreading.

WHO praises Iran for controlling malaria

TEHRAN – Iran has not registered any native cases of malaria for three consecutive years, Tedros Adhanom Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said, praising Iran for controlling malaria.

WHO worried about Covid surge in Europe

TEHRAN – The World Health Organization (WHO) is “very worried” about the spread of Covid in Europe as cases and deaths have surged ahead of the winter season.

WHO working to certify Iranian COVID vaccines

TEHRAN – “We are collecting the necessary information for the registration and certification of Iranian-made coronavirus vaccines,” World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Iran Jaffar Hussain has said.

Iran warns WHO of ‘vaccine apartheid’ threat

TEHRAN – The Iranian deputy health minister has warned the World Health Organization of a ‘vaccine apartheid’ which ‘can be a threat to the global health’.

Iran is a role model for primary health care: WHO

TEHRAN - Ahmed al-Mandhari, the World Health Organization director for Eastern Mediterranean Region, has said the Islamic Republic of Iran is a role model for primary health care.

Iran has highest blood donation rate in Eastern Mediterranean region

TEHRAN - Iran currently has the highest blood donation rate in the Eastern Mediterranean region, so that some 2.5 million Iranians refer to blood donation centers across the country annually, Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Wednesday.

Seminar sharpens focus on how to safeguard traditional medicine

TEHRAN – Tens of health and cultural heritage experts, academia, researchers, and students have begun discussing ways to safeguard traditional medicine as intangible cultural heritage during an online seminar, which began in Tehran on Sunday.

Iran to begin COVAX COVID-19 vaccination in weeks

TEHRAN – Iran will start the first phase of vaccinating prioritized groups against coronavirus using COVAX Facility vaccines as the country is projected to receive one million doses of the vaccine in the next two weeks.

No vaccine as effective as Iranian vaccine against UK variant

TEHRAN –Test results have shown that the Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine is highly effective against the British mutated coronavirus virus and no other vaccine in the world has been so effective, Minoo Mohrez, member of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control, has stated.