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2020-03-16 15:53
Iran receives tens of anti-corona consignments within month
TEHRAN – More than 40 consignments of medical and sanitary equipment have been dispatched by foreign countries and world organizations over the past month to Iran to help the country in battle against the coronavirus.
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2020-03-16 14:48
Iran reports 1,053 new COVID-19 cases, death toll hits 853
TEHRAN - The number of people diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, in Iran has increased to 14,991, of whom 853 have died and 4,996 recovered so far.
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2020-03-15 19:31
Over 6,000 being tested for COVID-19 in Iran per day
TEHRAN – More than 6,000 people are being tested for COVID-19 in Iran per day at about 50 state-run laboratories across the country, the Pasteur Institute of Iran’s director Alireza Biglari has said.
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2020-03-08 18:15
Iran ‘a role model for world’ in fight against coronavirus: WHO
TEHRAN – Richard Brennan, the Regional Emergency Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region, has said countries in the region and all over the world should use Iran’s experience as a role model in fight against the novel coronavirus.
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2020-03-08 18:01
Rouhani says public trust and transparency important in countering coronavirus
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has attached great importance to transparency and public trust in fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
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2020-03-02 18:37
WHO sends COVID-19 medical team, supplies to Iran
TEHRAN – The World Health Organization (WHO) has sent an aircraft carrying tons of medical supplies and test kits along with a medical team to Iran in order to help combat the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
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2020-01-28 18:36
WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region scales up preparedness for novel coronavirus
In light of the continued global situation related to the transmission of novel coronavirus, WHO’s Regional Office continues to work closely with Member States in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to ensure that national preparedness and response efforts are accelerated in line with the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005).
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2020-01-01 19:10
Medicine import impossible due to sanctions, Iranian health minister writes to WHO chief
TEHRAN — Minister of Health Saeed Namaki has strongly criticized the U.S. sanctions against Iran, saying the sanctions have made it virtually impossible for Iran to import medicine and medical equipment.
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2019-12-31 17:24
WHO keeps silent on U.S. sanctions affecting Iranian MPS patients
TEHRAN – The World Health Organization (WHO) has kept silent on supplying medicine needed for Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) patients in Iran because of the sanctions imposed by the United States.
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2019-10-15 17:52
WHO Regional Committee for Eastern Mediterranean kicks off
TEHRAN – The 66th session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean opened in Tehran on Tuesday.
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2019-10-14 18:24
WHO lauds Iran's commitment to public health coverage
TEHRAN – World Health Organization Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said Iran's commitment to ensure highest health standards for all segments of the population is commendable, ISNA reported.
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2019-10-11 17:56
WHO delivers 3 mobile clinics to Iran
TEHRAN– The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 3 fully equipped mobile clinics to the Ministry of Health of Iran.
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2019-10-01 19:02
WHO assists Iran to enhance health system resilience against floods
TEHRAN - World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) of the Islamic Republic of Iran hold a two-day (1-2 October 2019) expert meeting in Tehran on Science-Policy-Practice Interface for Enhancing Health System Resilience against Floods in the country.
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2019-09-30 18:15
Tehran to host WHO Regional Committee for Eastern Mediterranean
TEHRAN – Tehran will host the 66th session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean on October 14 to 17.
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2019-09-18 20:22
WHO Iran receives special award from vice president on emergency response
TEHRAN - The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Islamic Republic of Iran has received a special award from the National Medical Emergency Organization on the occasion of celebrating the 44th anniversary of the establishment of the Emergency Medical Service in Iran for its “outstanding efforts and valuable supports” to the country in time of emergencies.
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2019-09-18 19:13
Crimean-Congo fever claims 10 lives in Iran
TEHRAN – At least 10 persons have died of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21), Mohammad-Mehdi Gooya, an official with the Ministry of Health has announced.
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2019-08-24 19:55
WHO supports Iran's efforts to reduce road traffic casualties
TEHRAN – Christoph Hamelmann, World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Iran, said that WHO will highly support Iran’s efforts on reducing road fatalities.
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2017-07-16 10:57
Iran launches WHO’s PEN disease intervention program
TEHRAN — Iran has adapted and launched a pilot program in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) Package of Essential Non-communicable (PEN) disease interventions for primary health care in low-resource settings.
