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Bill on protection of Caspian Sea biodiversity approved 18 Oct 2021

Bill on protection of Caspian Sea biodiversity approved

The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has approved the draft Protocol for the Conservation of Biodiversity, annexed to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea.

COVID-19 increases tuberculosis deaths in Iran 17 Oct 2021

COVID-19 increases tuberculosis deaths in Iran

The incidence and mortality of tuberculosis (TB) has increased due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mohammad Mehdi Gooya, head of the diseases management center of the Ministry of Health, said on Saturday.

Iran ranks 4th worldwide in traditional medicine citation 16 Oct 2021

Iran ranks 4th worldwide in traditional medicine citation

Iran has ranked fourth for publication of articles in the field of traditional medicine and medicinal plants in the world, ISNA quoted Nafiseh Hosseini, a Health Ministry official, as saying on Friday.

Nasal dose of COV Pars reduces virus transmission by 90% 13 Oct 2021

Nasal dose of COV Pars reduces virus transmission by 90%

  The inhaled dose of COV Pars vaccine reduces the transmission of delta and alpha coronavirus variants by up to 90 percent, Ali Es’haqi, head of Razi Vaccine and Serum Institute, has said.

Pharmaceutical import decreases by 91% 12 Oct 2021

Pharmaceutical import decreases by 91%

The import of pharmaceuticals has declined in Iran by 91 percent, which shows the capability of the country’s pharmaceutical industry, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, head of the Food and Drug Administration, said on Monday.

783 nanoproducts developed in 6 months 11 Oct 2021

783 nanoproducts developed in 6 months

A total of 783 nanoproducts and equipment have been developed in the country and received nanoscale certificates over the first six months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21-September 21), according to the Nanotechnology Initiative Council.

Charity creates 327,000 job opportunities for rural clients 10 Oct 2021

Charity creates 327,000 job opportunities for rural clients

Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has opened up over 327,000 jobs so far by supporting small and home-based businesses in the country's rural areas, during the Sixth Five-Year Development Plan (2016-2021).

UN ready to support Iran’s dealing with SDSs 10 Oct 2021

UN ready to support Iran’s dealing with SDSs

The United Nations (UN) is ready to support cooperation at regional and trans-regional levels with Iran to deal with the negative effects of sand and dust storms, Letizia Rossano, head of the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM), has stated.

Spikogen vaccine licensed for emergency use 09 Oct 2021

Spikogen vaccine licensed for emergency use

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency permit for the Iranian-Australian Spikogen vaccine, IRNA reported on Thursday.

Life expectancy among Iranians increased in recent years 04 Oct 2021

Life expectancy among Iranians increased in recent years

The life expectancy rate in Iran increased from 64 years in 1990 to 72 years in 2019, which is still on a growing trend, Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi said on Sunday.