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2020-01-18 18:49
Health ministry plans to reduce premature NCD deaths by 30%
TEHRAN – The Iranian health ministry plans to reduce premature deaths as a result of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by up to 30 percent within the next 6 years, director of the health ministry’s department for NCDs management has stated.
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2019-11-19 16:17
Health Ministry announces plan to improve children’s health
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Health has prepared a plan consisting of 16 programs for the children aged 5 or less to improve their health condition across the country, head of the children’s health department at the Ministry of Health has announced.
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2019-08-07 11:47
Iran, Lebanon to prepare five-year plan for health cooperation
TEHRAN- Iran and Lebanon have agreed to form a joint committee to prepare a five-year plan for cooperation in the health sector, announced Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki in a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart in Tehran.
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2019-07-31 20:50
Iran develops first integrated health data visualization system
TEHRAN- The first Iranian healthcare data visualization system, called VIZIT, was officially launched on Monday.
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2019-07-28 19:25
No cases of malaria in Iran since March 2018
TEHRAN – There have been no cases of malaria reported in Iran since the past Iranian calendar year 1397 (started March 2018) until the third month of the current year (ended July 22), Ahmad Raeisi, head of the health ministry’s malaria control and prevention bureau, has said.
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2019-07-26 13:11
Health Ministry takes precaution against West Nile virus
TEHRAN – Iran’s Health Ministry has taken precaution against the spread of West Nile virus (WNV) in the country.
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2019-07-10 11:03
Mobile health centers for nomads to increase
TEHRAN- The number of mobile health centers for nomads will be increased, announced Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi.
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2019-07-09 20:48
Five died of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever since March
TEHRAN- Since the beginning of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21), 54 people have been diagnosed with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and five of them lost their lives, said Behzad Amiri, head of zoonotic diseases department at the ministry of health.
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2019-07-05 20:14
Iran producing pharmaceutical raw materials, medicine in Russia: official
TEHRAN – Iran is now manufacturing pharmaceutical raw materials as well as medicines in many countries, including Russia, the head of the public relations office at the Food and Drug Administration said, Mehr reported on Wednesday.
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2019-06-30 23:13
Revision underway in law for the mentally ill
TEHRAN- There are many gaps in law about dealing with people who suffer from mental disorders, but changes are underway, said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi.
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2019-06-30 22:23
Serious shortage of physicians in the country: health official
TEHRAN- There is a serious shortage of doctors in the country, ISNA quoted Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi as saying on Sunday.
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2019-06-26 15:30
Health screening scheme underway in schools
TEHRAN – A health screening scheme for schools is underway nationwide, health ministry official Hamed Barakati announced, ISNA reported on Monday.
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2019-06-24 12:14
Plans underway for turning hospitals into bigger networks
TEHRAN- The health ministry has devised a new scheme for turning hospitals into bigger networks, announced the ministry’s director of hospitals management and clinical services development department, adding that details will be finalized by the end of the current [Iranian calendar] month (July 22).
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2019-06-10 19:43
40 new hospitals to open by March 2020
TEHRAN- 40 new hospitals will be inaugurated over the current Iranian year (March 2019-March 2020), said an official with the Health Ministry.
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2019-05-24 20:04
AEOI to build 50 blood centrifuges
TEHRAN- The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) is going to build 50 blood centrifuges, ISNA reported on Wednesday.
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2019-05-10 20:11
‘One third of Iranian adults have hypertension’
TEHRAN- One third of Iranian adults suffer from hypertension, said Baqer Larijani, the deputy health minister for education.
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2019-04-17 11:38
WHO suggests Iran to document disease control experience in flood-hit areas
TEHRAN- World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean suggested Iran to document its successful experience in controlling diseases over the flash flood that recently hit the country.
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2019-04-08 09:14
National document on rare diseases to be drafted
TEHRAN — At numerous requests put in by patients suffering from rare diseases Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki has tasked Tehran University of Medical Sciences with devising a national document on rare diseases, Fars news agency reported on Sunday.
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2019-02-13 11:56
Support packages underway for SMA patients
TEHRAN- Support packages have been planned for SMA patients, said the head of the Transplantation and Treatment of Diseases Department at the Ministry of Health.
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2019-01-28 21:18
Rouhani picks Saeed Namaki as new health minister
TEHRAN – In a letter submitted to the parliament on Monday, President Hassan Rouhani named Saeed Namaki as the new health minister, ISNA reported on Monday.
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2019-01-21 22:19
100 diabetes care centers set up in Iran
TEHRAN— In the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21, 2018), some 100 diabetes care centers have been established in 60 universities of medical sciences nationwide, Mehdi Shadnoush, head of the Health Ministry's management center for transplantation and special diseases has said.
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2019-01-20 20:54
“DiaCare” national diabetes survey to get underway in Iran
TEHRAN — A national diabetes survey entitled “DiaCare” will come on stream in Iran, aiming to combat and prevent the adverse effects of non-communicable disease, Afshin Ostovar, the Health Ministry’s director for non-communicable diseases has said.
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2019-01-18 23:11
National campaign to fight cancer launched in Iran
TEHRAN — A national campaign to combat cancer, aiming to increase hope among the patients as well as public awareness about the disease, has been initiated in Iran, ISNA news agency reported on Thursday.
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2018-12-30 10:59
8 hospitals built in 9 months costing $120m
TEHRAN- Eight hospitals have been built in the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21), announced the deputy minister of transport and urban development.
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2018-12-28 21:01
Importing medicine from Brazil ‘a new objective’: health minister
TEHRAN — Importing medicine, raw materials, and medical equipment from Brazil has become one of the objectives of the Iranian Health Ministry after U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), Health Minister has said.
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2018-12-24 21:03
Financial support for infertile couples on agenda: health official
TEHRAN — Providing financial aids for treatment of infertile couples is on the agenda of the Ministry of Health, deputy health minister Qasem Babajani has said.
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2018-12-18 11:00
Health Ministry providing services to 12,500 HIV/AIDS patients
TEHRAN — The Iranian Health Ministry is providing healthcare services to some 12,500 patients suffering HIV/AIDS nationwide, head of communicable diseases center at the ministry has said.
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2018-12-15 20:39
Next year’s health budget set at $8.3b
TEHRAN- According to the budget bill proposed for the next fiscal year (starting March 21), 350 trillion rials (about $8.3 billion) will be allocated to the health sector, announced Health Ministry Spokesperson Iraj Harirchi.
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2018-11-29 02:16
IRAPEN ready to launch, aiming to control NCDs
TEHRAN- The first phase of IRAPEN, a program for early diagnosis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), is ready to screen around 3 to 4 million people throughout the country, said Afshin Ostovar, the Health Ministry’s director for NCDs.
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2018-11-22 08:09
Third international AIDS conference opens in Tehran
TEHRAN — Third International Conference and the 7th National AIDS Seminar is taking place in Tehran from November 21 to 23, ISNA quoted the conference’s scientific director as saying.
