WHO: Make Control Measures as Coronavirus Cases Surge
With coronavirus case numbers worldwide more than doubling in the past six weeks, the World Health Organization has urged countries grappling with the virus to step up control measures, saying it is still possible to rein it in.
France to Probe Ex-PM, Staff over Handling of Coronavirus
France’s prosecutors said that the former prime minister Edouard Philippe and its health officials will be probed into the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
US Push to Block IMF Loan for Iran Violates Right to Health
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the US’ attempt to block Tehran’s request for an emergency International Monetary Fund loan for the battle with the coronavirus breaches a peremptory norm of international law on right to health.
2 medical aid cargoes to arrive in Tehran from Beijing tonight
Iran's ambassador to China, in a tweet, announced that two health and medical aid consignments will be sent to Iran from Beijing on Saturday night.
Tehran gastronomy festival to focus on healthy food
Tehran will be hosting a gastronomy festival on June 15, which aims to bring healthy food and diet into sharp focus.
Iran Health 2019 Exhibition kicks off in Tehran
The 22nd edition of Iran Health Exhibition kicked off in Tehran on Sunday in the presence of Iran’s Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Saeed Namaki in Tehran.
Iran, first in Middle East to do stem cell transplant on HIV patient
Blood stem cell transplant was carried out for the first time in Iran and the Middle East for treating cancer on a patient infected by HIV virus, Young Journalists Club reported on Wednesday.
‘Over 1,000 knowledge-based firms active in health sector’
– About 3,700 knowledge-based companies have been registered in Iran, of which 1,150 are active in the health sector, a health ministry official said, Tasnim reported on Saturday. Hossein Vatanpour explained that 170 of these companies are active in the field of herbal medicine and Iranian traditional medicine. “We plan to support companies active in […]
Iran tops ME states in health care report card: official
Iranian Deputy Health Minister Akhoundzadeh says that Iran is the best country of the region in the field of providing health care services. “Iran tops the countries of the region in providing health care services,” said Shahin Akhoundzadeh, Iranian Deputy Health Minister, on Monday, after hailing the efforts in Iran which according to him have […]
Number of Palestinians injured in clashes on Gaza border rises to 220
The number of Palestinians injured in clashes with the Zionist regime’s forces on Gaza border on Friday has increased to 220, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Kidra told Sputnik. Kidra told Sputnik earlier in the day that a Palestinian was killed and 120 others were injured in clashes. The Israeli Defense Forces issued a statement earlier on Friday […]