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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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2019-10-02 18:54
Over 5 million health ambassadors trained in Iran
TEHRAN – Over 5 million health ambassadors have been trained and educated in the country to help eliminate diseases or reduce the burden of illnesses on the society, head of education and promotion affairs at the Ministry of Health has announced.
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2019-06-26 15:30
Knowledge-based companies find mechanisms to reduce costs of healthcare: Minister
TEHRAN – Besides manufacturing medical equipment and raw material, knowledge-based companies should find new mechanisms in order to reduce costs of healthcare system, the health minister Masoud Namali said, Fars reported on Sunday.
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2019-04-18 00:15
Free health care for flood-hit families
TEHRAN- The families struck by the flood will receive free medical care by the end of the crisis, announced Mohammad Esmaeil Motlaq, the director general for risk management at the Ministry of Health.
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2019-04-17 09:51
Iran to host World Health Summit regional meeting
TEHRAN- Iran will host The World Health Summit (WHS), one of the world's most prominent forums for addressing global health issues, announced the Iranian deputy health minister for research and technology.
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2019-04-07 08:55
Ground broken for enormous healthcare complex in Qeshm
TEHRAN - Construction of a giant healthcare complex began on Thursday with a ground-breaking ceremony in Iran’s southern Qeshm Island, ISNA reported.
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2019-03-10 10:18
Healthcare scheme to be implemented during Noruz
TEHRAN – A scheme offering 24-hour healthcare services will be implemented in the country from March 16 to April 6 during the Iranian New Year holidays (Noruz), the deputy health minister has announced.
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2019-02-24 09:14
Self-care application to start in 6 months
TEHRAN- A self-care digital application has been designed and will go on stream in the first half of the next Iranian calendar year (starting March 21), said Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi.
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2018-12-08 22:27
Health inflation lower than general rate in H1
TEHRAN- During the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22) healthcare inflation rate was at 19%, standing below general inflation rate which averaged 36%, announced Health Ministry Spokesperson Iraj Harirchi.
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2018-12-08 22:25
Iran, Turkey sign MOU on e-health development
TEHRAN - Iran’s Salamat health insurance organization and Turkey’s Medofas Medical signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on developing their healthcare systems through the use of information technology and electronic infrastructures, IRIB reported on Saturday.
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2018-12-01 00:15
Healthcare “referral scheme” to expand to 10 provinces
TEHRAN- The referral of patients from their family physicians to specialists, called “referral scheme” will be applied in 10 provinces by the end of the current Iranian calendar year in March 2019.
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2018-11-21 09:50
Charity foundation completes building 57 healthcare centers
TEHRAN — Barekat Charity Foundation affiliated to Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam also known as Setad-e Ejraiye Farman-e Hazrat-e Emam has completed construction of 57 healthcare centers in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
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2018-11-05 09:44
WHO recognizes Iran as ‘good example’ of healthcare services
TEHRAN — The World Health Organization (WHO) director general has appreciated Iran’s efforts in primary healthcare and healthcare reform plan, recognizing Iran as a good example of carrying out proper primary healthcare projects, ISNA reported.
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2018-10-09 23:01
Mobile medical clinics set up in 1,000 deprived areas
TEHRAN – Ehsan-Barekat Foundation has dispatched mobile medical groups to and set up clinics in some 1,000 underprivileged regions throughout the country, Fars reported on Tuesday.
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2018-09-08 00:39
Govt. allots $3.5b to health sector: minister
TEHRAN — The Iranian government has allocated $3.5 billion to state-run centers in the health sector to control the adverse effects of currency fluctuations, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi said on Thursday.
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2017-10-09 09:39
Free healthcare services at Tehran subway
TEHRAN -- Tehran subway will provide passengers with free healthcare services at two specific stations on October 6, 8 and 15.
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2017-08-23 18:23
Healthcare city aims to boost Iran’s medical tourism prospects
TEHRAN – The first phase of an enormous healthcare city was officially inaugurated in the city of Isfahan, central Iran, on Monday as the country avidly seeks to surge its global share of the medical tourism market.
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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.
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2017-06-11 10:00
Iran to impose stronger measures against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
TEHRAN — The Veterinary Organization is adopting stronger measures against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCFH) in five provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan, Hormozgan, Kermanshah, Isfahan and Mazandaran.
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2017-05-28 09:38
Iran introduces achievements in health sector to 70th World Health Assembly
TEHRAN — Iran has introduced its latest and inventive achievements in the health sector to the seventieth World Health Assembly 2017, which is being held in Geneva on May 22-31.
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2017-04-20 11:16
Phenylketonuria patients to receive online care
TEHRAN — A newly developed system called “Hami” (literary meaning supporter) has been designed to provide patients suffering from phenylketonuria (PKU) with online care and provision.
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2017-01-25 10:19
Healthcare reform plan available to Islamic, regional countries: minister
TEHRAN — Iran’s healthcare reform plan is available to Islamic and regional countries, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi said on Tuesday.
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2016-11-22 19:09
Health minister warns of growing burden of chronic diseases worldwide
TEHRAN — Iranian Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi warned about the unprecedented increase of chronic diseases across the world.
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2016-10-23 09:12
Life expectancy increased in Iran: WHO
TEHRAN — According to the figures released by World Health Organization (WHO) Iran’s life expectancy rose to 74 last year from 72 in 2011, ISNA reported on Saturday.
