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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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2019-10-15 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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2019-10-02 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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2019-07-31 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 21:17
50% of deaths in Iran are premature: health official
TEHRAN- Some 50 percent of deaths in Iran are premature, said Deputy Health Minister Reza Malekzadeh.
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2019-04-26 23:35
Plan to lower high blood pressure to start nationally: minister
TEHRAN — National plan to lower high blood pressure among Iranians will go into effect on May 17 concurrent with World Hypertension Day, Health Minister Saeed Namaki has said.
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2019-03-04 21:52
Free dental services available at 60,000 elementary schools
TEHRAN — As per a scheme dental care services were offered at 60,000 elementary schools nationwide, director of dental care at Ministry of Health has said.
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2019-02-18 21:45
57% of Iranians insufficiently active: deputy health minister
TEHRAN — Prevalence of insufficient physical activity is about 57 percent in Iran, deputy health minister Baqer Larijani has said.
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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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2018-11-22 10:47
Air pollution leading contributor to NCDs
TEHRAN – Air pollution is the second most common cause of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which has a high correlation with heart and brain stroke, diabetes and many respiratory diseases, deputy Health Minister has said.
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2018-10-28 09:50
Ministry of Health to implement plans meeting elderly’s needs
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Health is developing and implementing various short-term and long-term plans to respond to the needs of elderly citizens, deputy health minister for nursing has said.
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2018-10-06 17:01
Diabetes accounts for 9% of health sector’s total costs
TEHRAN – Diabetes is responsible for some 9 percent of the total costs spent in the country’s health sector, deputy director for the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Committee has said.
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2018-09-08 00:40
WHO EMRO Regional director to visit Iran
TEHRAN — Ahmed Al-Mandhari, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO), will visit Iran, the deputy health minister for international affairs has said.
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2018-07-21 09:11
Prevention and control of NCDs high on agenda: minister
TEHRAN — Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is high on agenda for the Ministry of Health and “we” should educate and empower people to decrease the diseases, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi has said.
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2018-07-02 11:20
Non-communicable diseases cause 82% of deaths in Iran
TEHRAN – Some 82 percent of deaths in Iran are linked with the main types of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), said deputy health minister for nursing.
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2018-06-26 17:41
Iranian traditional medicine can beat non-communicable diseases
TEHRAN – The Iranian traditional medicine has already gained the capability of treating non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences chancellor has said.
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2018-05-28 02:47
Deaths related to overweight, obesity more than double in Iran
TEHRAN — Deaths linked with overweight and obesity have seen a twofold increase in Iran between 1990 and 2015, Reza Malekzadeh, deputy health minister, has said.
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2018-04-24 21:06
Iran envisages reducing premature deaths caused by NCDs
TEHRAN — Adopting World Health Organization’s (WHO) Package of Essential Non-communicable (PEN), Iran is anticipating reduction of premature deaths caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 2025.
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2018-02-17 19:44
Iran health minister appointed WHO commissioner on NCDs
TEHRAN — Iranian Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi has recently been appointed as the World Health Organization’s commissioner for Independent Global High-level Commission on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
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2017-10-20 19:49
Health a necessity for vibrant society: Rouhani
TEHRAN — Giving priority to health is necessary for creating effective policies in moving towards a vibrant society, said President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday.
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2017-06-30 15:43
Iran on a fast-track to beating noncommunicable diseases: WHO
Since the 1960s, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s urban population has tripled and life expectancies have risen. This, however, has increased people’s exposure to tobacco, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity – among the main risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), primarily cardiovascular and lung diseases, cancer and diabetes.
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2017-02-22 17:58
24-7 program reduces heart disease deaths
TEHRAN — A heart care program, dubbed 24-7, which is being conducted within the framework of a national document to curb non-communicable diseases in Iran has reduced deaths caused by heart attacks, deputy health minister said on Wednesday.
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2016-10-07 17:50
4 diseases to cost the world $1tr by 2025: WHO advisor
TEHRAN — Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and pulmonary diseases are four non-communicable diseases which will incur some $1 trillion loss to the world by 2025, an Iranian advisor to the World Health Organization has said.
