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2021-09-14 16:36
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’.
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2021-08-21 19:00
It is encouraging to see COVID-19 vaccination accelerating in Iran, WHO says
TEHRAN – The World Health Organization has issued a statement, saying that it is encouraging to see an acceleration in coronavirus vaccination in Iran that started early August.
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2021-06-29 19:30
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.
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2021-06-16 16:59
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.
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2021-06-09 17:59
WHO appoints new representative to Iran
TEHRAN – The World Health Organization (WHO) appointed Seyed Jaffar Hussain as a new representative to Iran, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2021-03-05 15:21
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.
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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.
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2021-01-11 15:02
Letter to Guterres: Iran criticizes WHO for biased support of ‘inadequately-tested American vaccine'
TEHRAN – The Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran has written a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, criticizing the World Health Organization for being biased in favor of inadequately-tested COVID-19 vaccines produced in the United States.
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2020-12-28 18:18
Sanctions won’t affect importing COVAX vaccines by Iran: WHO
TEHRAN – Sanctions imposed by the United States will have no effect on importing coronavirus vaccines by Iran from the COVAX, a global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, Christoph Hamelmann, WHO Representative in Iran, said on Monday.
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2020-12-04 20:11
WHO urged not to remain silent against Fakhrizadeh assassination
TEHRAN – Iran has urged the World Health Organization not to remain silent and inactive against the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist whose valuable efforts were noteworthy for the production of the first coronavirus diagnostic kits and vaccine in the country.
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2020-11-24 18:26
FAO, WHO warn on risks of Antimicrobial Resistance, prioritizing infection prevention
TEHRAN – Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is not only responsible for the death of 700 000 people per annum across the world but also compromises food safety, contaminates soil and water and reduces the effectiveness of medicines and treatment options, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) warn.
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2020-10-28 13:28
Iran selected WHO regional base for nutrition, food industry
TEHRAN – The World Health Organization (WHO) selected the National Institute of Nutrition and Food Industry Research of Iran as the regional base of cooperation in the nutrition science and food industry for Eastern Mediterranean countries.
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2020-08-18 19:34
WHO strengthens Iran’s response to COVID-19
TEHRAN – In an effort to strengthen Iran’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered 100 ultrasound imaging machines to the Ministry of Health.
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2020-08-04 18:14
Capable health system helps Iran contain coronavirus, Hamelmann says
TEHRAN – The World Health Organization Representative in Iran, Dr. Christoph Hamelmann, has said that the country’s capable health system has greatly helped it contain the coronavirus outbreak.
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2020-07-08 19:28
Iranian diplomat: We are getting used to U.S. stupidity
TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to Pakistan has slammed the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization, saying, “We are getting used to their stupidity.”
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2020-06-01 18:32
WHO lauds Iran’s “Each Home a Health Center” scheme
TEHRAN – Christoph Hamelmann, World Health Organization’s representative to Iran, has praised a scheme called “Each Home a Health Center” launched in Iran to promote public health literacy and improve health culture in the society.
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2020-05-31 18:50
Tehran slams ‘irresponsible’ U.S. regime for WHO exit
TEHRAN — Tehran has censured the “irresponsible” U.S. regime for ending its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) in the middle of the worldwide fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-05-26 18:35
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Learning from each other – Iran’s COVID-19 experiences should be shared: WHO’s Hamelmann
TEHRAN – Iran is benefiting from strengths in fighting against the coronavirus epidemic, including strong primary health care system, production surge in a reasonable time, and multisectoral response, WHO Representative in Iran, Dr. Christoph Hamelmann, said in an exclusive interview with the Tehran Times.
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2020-05-12 17:48
By Faranak Bakhtiari
65% of Iranian nurses at forefront of corona fight
TEHRAN – Some 65 percent of the 200,000 Iranian nursing community has been at the forefront of fighting the coronavirus pandemic in the country, said the deputy health minister for nursing.
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2020-05-09 18:43
WHO provides Iran with 100,000 COVID-19 test kits
TEHRAN – The World Health Organization has delivered 100,000 coronavirus diagnostic kits to Iran, health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, ISNA reported on Saturday.
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2020-04-11 23:36
Iran, other UNWTO members exchange views on campaign against coronavirus
TEHRAN – Iran and some 20 member states of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have held a video conference discussing the best possible response to coronavirus pandemic to lessen damages on various travel businesses.
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2020-04-04 10:30
Envoy says economic, banking restrictions on Iran amid pandemic amounts to 'crime against humanity'
TEHRAN – Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva has said that the imposition and intensification of U.S. sanctions on Iran amidst the coronavirus pandemic amount to a "crime against humanity".
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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's 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.
