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Iranians donate medical supplies to Gaza

mahla — Wed, 19 May 2021 13:56:45 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranians donate medical supplies worth $100,000 to Gaza. The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will send medical supplies and equipment worth $100,000 supplied through public donations to Palestinian people in Gaza.

Since the beginning of the new crisis in Gaza, the Red Crescent Society has begun its activities in defense of civilians, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

IRCS will allocate up to $100,000 medical equipment in the first phase for the Gazans, and in the coming days, with the help of the benefactors, will provide more medical equipment and medicines.

Earlier on May 17, Iran’s Emergency Services Organization announced readiness to provide medical treatment for the victims of the Zionist regime’s brutal attacks on Gaza.

“Iran’s Emergency Services is ready to send medical teams in order to help the Gazans wounded in the wake of Israel’s brutal attacks and it is doing its best to transfer the injured to Iran for treatment if necessary,” the organization’s head Pir Hossein Kolivand wrote in a letter to Health Minister Saeed Namaki.

On May 6, the Israeli Supreme Court decided a forced eviction of the Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. The Palestinians protested over the unfair ruling, as they were forced to leave their homes.

Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site, and dispersed the Palestinian worshippers elsewhere in East Jerusalem. Israel has been heavily bombing Gaza since last Monday, in which 212 Palestinians have been killed so far, including 61 children and 35 women, and 1,400 Palestinians were also injured.

The Palestinian resistance has also launched rain rockets in the occupied territories in response to the Israeli aggression and attacks on Gaza.

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Head of Iran Red Crescent Society Appointed

reporter 1222 — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 06:51:40 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – President Hassan Rouhani has appointed Karim Hemmati as the new head of the country’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS).

In a decree on Monday, Rouhani assigned Hemmati to the post of the head of the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran given his educational degrees, expertise, and executive experiences.

Hemmati was appointed as the caretaker of the IRCS, after the former head of the organization, Ali-Asghar Peyvandi, resigned from his position late 2019.

The president, in his decree, referred to the country’s current situation after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, saying the IRCS is expected to mobilize all efforts, in cooperation with the other related bodies as well as the altruistic Iranian nation, to serve the people and strongly counter the COVID-19 and other mishaps in the country.

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4,000 in drought-ridden areas provided with social services

reporter 1222 — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:45:24 +0000

The long standing 20-year-old drought in the region is forcing many to have to provide their water from tank trucks delivering water to the areas.

To ease water scarcity in those areas, a campaign called Nazr-e Ab (literally meaning water donation), started on August 1 to September 11 in drought-ridden provinces aiming at soliciting water donations for the regions suffering severe water scarcity and people can participate with donating bottled water, water tanks or cash, nationwide.

Along with the campaign, volunteer teams also are sent to areas affected by severe water shortages promote social and cultural activities among children and adolescents, such as training courses on first aid, counseling, health tips, life skills, entrepreneurship, sports, as well as group games, theater, art workshops and etc, Ali Ganj Karimi, an official with the IRCS said.

Also, stationery, school uniforms, toys, school bags, painting supplies were distributed among children and adolescents who cannot afford to pay for cultural and recreational activities, he added.

The campaign was first held last year (starting on August 5, 2018) in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan which went into trouble after Hamoun wetland drained and the rainless sky left many in dire need of drinking water.

It has two main aspects; the first one centers on water supply issues including desalination of water, rehabilitation of qanats, improving wells and water quality, filtering and sanitation of reservoirs. And the second aspect focuses on social and health issues including health care services, free diagnosis, and etc.

Last year, 800 billion rials (about $19 million) has been allocated in this regard by the benefactors.

Based on the latest data published by National Drought Warning and Monitoring Center affiliated to Iran’s Meteorological Organization, since the current crop year (September 23, 2018), South Khorasan has received 138.5 millimeters rainfall while the long-term averages are 109.7 millimeters which indicates above normal averages; last year during the same period, 49.4 millimeters of precipitation reported.

Precipitation in Sistan-Baluchestan province increased to 130.3 millimeters from 30 millimeters in the previous water year, demonstrating a 334.1 percent rise. The amount also rose in comparison to the long-term average of 117.1 mm, showing an increase of 11.3 percent.

Khuzestan province also experienced increased rainfall during this crop year, receiving 224.8 millimeters of rain while it reported to rain 60.2 millimeters in the previous water year, showing a 306.9 percent rise, while it also increased in comparison to the long-term mean of 178.8 mm.

However, the provinces are still suffering from water shortage.

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