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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.
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2018-11-13 22:13
Govt. should pay special attention to MPS, SMA: deputy health minister
TEHRAN — Mucopolysaccharide (MPS) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are special life-limiting diseases which require special attention from the government, the deputy health minister Qasem Janbabaei has said.
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2018-11-13 21:34
‘Diabetes costs Iran $4b a year’
TEHRAN – Diabetes has direct and indirect costs for Iran to the tune of $4 billion per year, said Afshin Ostovar, the Health Ministry’s director for non-communicable diseases.
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2018-11-11 10:15
Comprehensive plan devised to curb osteoporosis
TEHRAN —The Ministry of Health has devised a plan for the control, prevention and treatment of Osteoporosis, announced Afshin Ostovar, the ministry’s director for non-communicable diseases.
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2018-10-15 11:56
Health Ministry cuts carbonated soft drinks sugar content by 10%
TEHRAN — Iran’s Ministry of Health has slashed carbonated soft drinks sugar content by 10 percent, an official with Food and Drug Administration has said.
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2018-10-12 20:23
Free screening tests, healthcare services for MPS disorder
TEHRAN —Iran’s Ministry of Health has planned on performing screening test for mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) to provide the patients with free of charge healthcare services, ISNA reported on Friday.
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2018-02-28 21:22
Food security, medical markets discussed with European officials
TEHRAN — Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi and European health officials explored ways to increase cooperation on enhancing food security in the country and getting more involved in the European medical markets.
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2018-02-27 19:43
Iranian health minister in Europe, eying increased co-op
TEHRAN – In an attempt to foster greater cooperation with Europe, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi has traveled to Europe to meet with health officials of Belgium and Hungary.
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2018-02-19 12:11
Iran to set up palliative care centers for cancer patients
TEHRAN – Some palliative care centers will be developed in the country in the next [Iranian calendar] year 1397 (March 2018–March 2019) to serve patients who suffer from advanced cancers, said the deputy health minister for nursing.
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2018-01-20 11:17
Health Ministry to promote traditional foods, limit fast food
TEHRAN — The Ministry of Health is planning schemes to encourage consumption of traditional foods and is seriously reconsidering issuance of license for fast food restaurants, Mehr reported on Thursday.
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2018-01-15 08:29
Health ministry seeks to tap into private sector’s potential
TEHRAN – Giving more opportunities to the private sector and paving the way for its participation in the health sector leads to improving quality and reducing costs of services, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi said on Sunday.
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2017-11-30 15:52
Over 36,000 Iranians living with HIV: Health official
TEHRAN — As per the latest statistics published by Iran’s Ministry of Health, 36,039 individuals were suffering from HIV in the country until late June, a health official has said.
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2017-11-03 20:29
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Iran’s Health Ministry eying ‘reverse brain drain’
TEHRAN — Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman Iraj Harirchi has said rounds of talk have been held to encourage 1,700 Iranian physicians living in Austria to return to their country.
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2017-07-07 20:30
Smoking most preventable cause of death in Iran: deputy health minister
TEHRAN — Smoking is amongst the most common preventable causes of death in Iran, the deputy health minister said, Nasimonline reported on Wednesday.
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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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2017-02-26 21:08
Rouhani boasts low costs of healthcare in his administration
TEHRAN – President Rouhani has hailed the low prices of medicine and medical treatment during his administration compared to those of previous administrations, describing the measures taken by his Health Ministry as a “source of pride”, ISNA reported.
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2016-05-31 09:30
Rising number of female hookah smokers worrying
TEHRAN – The growing trend of hookah-smoking among women and the youth is worrying and if it is not curbed immediately, it will spread among teenagers, Hassan Azaripour, a health ministry official, said on Thursday.
