Pneumococcus, rotavirus vaccines entering national immunization program
Iranian scientists strive to domestically produce the two vaccines of pneumococcus and rotavirus to vaccinate all children aged one year and younger, head of the preventable diseases department of the Ministry of Health, Seyyed Mohsen Zahraei, has said.
Gene therapy raises hope for leukemia patients
Iranian specialists and physicians succeeded in treating a child with leukemia using gene therapy, IRNA reported on Monday.
Deaths attributed to air pollution increased by 87%
During the last [Iranian calendar] year (March 2021-March 2022), the number of all deaths attributed to long-term exposure to PM2.5 particles increased by more than 87 percent compared to a year before, Abbas Shahsavani, head of air health and climate change department of the Ministry of Health, has said.
Germany doubles down on hostility toward Iran
Since the start of the unrest in Iran, the German government has taken measures and stances that escalated tensions between Tehran and Berlin.
Air pollution kills more than AIDS and malaria
–The number of people who die annually from air pollution in the world is 6 times the number of people who die from malaria and 4 times those killed by AIDS.
Iran ready to establish science, technology park in Venezuela
Iranian Science Minister Mohammad Ali Zolfigol in a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Gabriela Servilia Jimenez announced readiness to establish a science and technology park in Venezuela.
Iran has taken great steps toward sustainable development despite sanctions
Despite unilateral sanctions and global pressure, Iran has taken great steps in turning its development path into a sustainable one, Ali Salajeqeh, Department of Environment (DOE) has said.
Crimean-Congo fever causes more deaths, infections
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) has claimed more lives and infected more people over the current [Iranian calendar] year (began on March 21), compared to the past two years.
A million wells that depleted water resources
Considering the current situation of water scarcity, the experts’ warnings of two decades ago about the occurrence of a water crisis have come to pass and there is no way to solve it except with the help of universities and scientific institutions.
Varzaneh awarded Ramsar wetland city accreditation
The City of Varzaneh, in the east of Isfahan province, was accredited as a Ramsar Wetland City.