No one should be deprived of their healthcare rights due to sanctions, no healthcare center in Yemen, Libya, or Republic of the Congo should be raided and no healthcare provider should be murdered like Dr Richard Mouzoko.

Dr Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung, an epidemiologist deployed by WHO in the response to the Ebola outbreak in DRC, was killed in an attack on Butembo University Hospital on Friday, 19 April 2019.

Minister Namaki went on to explain that the importance of the Summit is being held at the time of unfair sanctions imposed by the U.S on Iran.

While the U.S is striving to close all doors to Iran, thankfully scientists and academics who are fond of development of world health system travelled to Iran from around the world, he highlighted.

He went on to say that politics can directly affect health systems worldwide, as regional conflicts have created instability in countries like Libya and Yemen, or when countries like Sri Lanka and New Zealand are subjected to violate terrorist attacks, and while one-sided, brutal sanctions have restricted countries access to vaccines, treatment services and medications.

Elsewhere in his remarks, commenting on Iran’s rank in medical research worldwide and in the region the minister explained that using the potential of science and technology parks as well as incubator centers have resulted in increased number of medical researches and clinical trials.

There are more than 1,200 knowledge-based companies active in health sector in Iran’s market as well as he regional market, he said, adding that some 96 percent of the medications are being domestically produced.

He further noted that Iran has made great advancement in fields such as stem cell technology, bone marrow transplant, nanotechnology, and infertility treatments worldwide.

For one according to World Atlas Iran ranks the second [after the U.S.] in the list of countries where stem cell research is popular. Royan Institute located in the Iranian city of Tehran is the leading center in Stem Cell research in the country. Iran has so far had 119 clinical trials of stem cell research.

The 7th World Health Summit Regional Meeting, underway in Kish Island, is hosted by Tehran University of Medical Sciences this year.

According to World Health Organization (WHO), the event brings global health experts from different sectors to Iran’s Kish Island, where they work together to strengthen cooperation and improve health worldwide.

Health in uncertain situations, global health in a transitional world, sustainable health development, noncommunicable diseases (NCDS) and mental health, planetary health and medical education are among the main topics of the event.

By choosing the World Health Summit as its central platform, the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies has provided the summit with an excellent academic foundation. The alliance is an international collaboration between leading academic institutions aimed at using academic excellence to improve global health. The M8 Alliance acts as an academic think-tank for the World Health Summit.

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He called on the participants of the summit to adopt the necessary means to counter the inhumane policies and measures of the US government to solve this issue.

“We also expect the regional countries to expand the level of their cooperation in producing medical equipment,” Jahangiri said.

Regarding the significant role Iran plays in the supplying pharmaceuticals and medical equipment to several markets, the vice president said, “any threat to Iran’s health sector could endanger the [health sectors] of the regional states.”

According to Iran’s Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Saeed Namaki, some 97% of the country’s pharmaceutical demands are met by domestic manufacturers. The official added that the country is ready to cooperate and share experiences in the health and treatment sector with other countries.

The 7th World Health Summit Regional Meeting hosted by the Islamic Republic of Iran was started on Monday.

Over 700 researchers, physicians, key government officials, and representatives of health-related industries, NGOs and healthcare systems are participating in the event.

The event is co-organized by Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kish Free Zone Organization, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, National Institute of Health Research, and World Health Summit.

It aims to boost health all over the world through collaboration and open dialogue, as well as to improve research, education, healthcare, and policy outcomes.

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Ali Jafarian, the president of World Health Summit 2019, said that it is the first regional meeting in West Asia and North Africa to host 700 participants, including 150 foreign guests.

Pointing out that playing host to the event is an important opportunity for the country, he added that over 100 health experts from different countries have expressed readiness to attend the meeting.

The event is co-organized by Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kish Free Zone Organization, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, National Institute of Health Research, and World Health Summit.

It aims to improve health all over the world through collaboration and open dialogue, as well as improving research, education, healthcare, and policy outcomes.

It brings together researchers, physicians, key government officials, and representatives of health related industries, NGOs and healthcare systems all over the world to address the most pressing issues facing every facet of healthcare and medicine in the upcoming decade and beyond.

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Ali Jafarian, international president of World Health Summit 2019, said that it is the first regional meeting in West Asia and North Africa to host 700 participants, including 150 foreign guests.

Pointing out that playing host to the event is an important opportunity for the country, he added that over 100 health experts from different countries have expressed readiness to attend the meeting.

The event is co-organized by Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kish Free Zone Organization, Science and Technology Vice-Presidency, National Institute of Health Research, and World Health Summit.

It aims to improve health all over the world through collaboration and open dialogue, as well as improving research, education, healthcare, and policy outcomes.

It brings together researchers, physicians, key government officials, and representatives of health related industries, NGOs and healthcare systems all over the world to address the most pressing issues facing every facet of healthcare and medicine in the upcoming decade and beyond.

World Health Summit 

Since it was launched in 2009, the World Health Summit has brought together stakeholders and decision-makers from every field in the healthcare spectrum, providing the perfect forum for exchange with experts from academia, industry, politics and civil society.

Now attracting 2,400 participants and a wide range of stakeholder groups from all over the world, the event takes place annually in the German capital Berlin.

The World Health Summit traditionally enjoys the High Patronage of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, the President of the French Republic and the President of the European Commission.

Held annually in spring, the World Health Summit Regional Meeting is organized by the Co-President of each respective year. The first Regional Meeting was held in Singapore in 2013. In 2019, the Regional Meeting will take place in in Kish Island (Iran), and the 2020 Regional Meeting will be hosted by Makerere University in Kampala (Uganda).

By choosing the World Health Summit as its central platform, the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies has provided the summit with an excellent academic foundation. The alliance is an international collaboration between leading academic institutions aimed at using academic excellence to improve global health.

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