Health Ministry
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Hamas calls for immediate dispatch of medical aid to Gaza
Tehran, IRNA - The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called on the World Health Organization and other international bodies to take swift action to dispatch medical and healthcare assistance to the Gaza Strip.
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Iranian medical students suspended over riots return to universities
Tehran, IRNA – A senior official at the Iranian Health Ministry has announced that 60 students of medical sciences, who had been suspended over 2022 riots, have returned to their universities during the current academic year.
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Diabetes affects over 14% of Iran's population
Tehran, IRNA — Deputy Health Minister at Iran's Health Ministry, Dr. Alireza Raeisi has said that diabetes has affected over 14% of Iran's population.
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Over 150 cases of dengue virus reported in Iran in 4 months
Tehran, IRNA — As many as 152 people in Iran have been infected with dengue virus over the past four months, the country’s Health Ministry has reported.
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Israel martyrs, injures 83 more Palestinians in Gaza
Tehran, IRNA - The Ministry of Health of Gaza announced on Monday that 83 more Palestinians were martyred and injured in the Israeli crimes in Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours.
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Iran to provide free healthcare to children under seven
Tehran, IRNA – Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Education of Iran, Saeid Karimi, has announced that the country is to provide free treatment to patients under seven years of age in all public hospitals.
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New Production Line Of CT Scanners has been launched
Iran’s deputy president for scientific and technology affairs Ruhollah Dehghani unveiled a modern home-made CT scan imaging device during a tour of Khorasan Science & Technology Park in the city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran on December 19, 2023.
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Iran voices readiness to produce health products with Libya
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) head, Heidar Mohammadi, announced Iran’s readiness to produce joint health products with Libya during a meeting with the deputy minister of health of Libya, Azzam al-Hadi Omar in Tehran.
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Death toll of Zionist regime's invasion in Gaza tops 17,487
Tehran, IRNA – Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra has announced that the number of Palestinian martyrs in Gaza has risen to 17,487 since the beginning of the Zionist regime's invasion of the enclave on October 7.
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Up to 300 Iranians suffer from stroke every day
Tehran, IRNA – Up to 300 people suffer from strokes every day across Iran, with 90% of the cases attributed to bad lifestyles, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.
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Number of martyrs, wounded mounts in Gaza
Tehran, IRNA - The Ministry of Health in Gaza has announced that the number of martyrs from the Zionist regime's brutal attacks on the Gaza Strip rose to nearly 3,500 Palestinians.
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Iran, Pakistan discuss ways to enhance health ties
Islamabad, IRNA – Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi and Pakistan Minister of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, Nadeem Jan have discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties in the fields related to health.
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Iran offers free health care for under 7 children
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi has announced that free health care will be offered to patients and children under seven years old in all public hospitals.
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Iran, Iraq ministers discuss Arbaeen pilgrims' health on phone
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi and his Iraqi counterpart Salih Mahdi Motlab al-Hasnawi have discussed providing health services to Iranian pilgrims during the Arbaeen pilgrimage in a telephone conversation.
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Iran among top health models in world: Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iran is among the top health models in the world and is ready to share its medical experience with other countries, says Minister of Health and Medical Education Bahram Eynollahi.
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Iran estimates health tourism revenues reached $1bn in year to March
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian deputy health minister Saeed Karimi has estimated that the country generated $1 billion in revenue from health tourists visiting Iran in the previous Iranian calendar year (ending on March 20, 2023).
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Iran moves upwards to 15th place in global science production: Official
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s global ranking in science production has improved from 26th to 15th over the past 10 years, according to a senior Iranian health official.
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Life expectancy in Iran hits 80
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's deputy health minister Younes Panahi says that life expectancy in Iran has increased by around 20 years over the past years.
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Iran offers free treatments to eradicate Hepatitis C
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Karimi has said that Iran offered free treatments to eradicate Hepatitis C in the country.
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Iraq calls for bolstering technological ties with Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Iraqi Minister of Health Saleh Al-Hasnawi has urged the expansion of technological relations with Iran, especially in the field of health.
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Tuberculosis infection in men comprises 56% of cases: Iran Health Ministry
Tehran, IRNA – Over 7,200 patients were diagnosed with tuberculosis in the country, of whom 56% are men and 22.8% are non-Iranians, Iran’s Health Ministry announced.
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Iran’s health system recruits 8,000 new midwives
Tehran, IRNA – An Iranian deputy minister of health says the country's health system has recruited some 8,000 new midwives in line with the country's plans to boost birth rate.
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Iran ready to launch medical exports to Afghanistan: Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Minister of Health and Medical Education of Iran Bahram Eynollahi has voiced Iran’s readiness to launch exports of medicine and medical equipment to Afghanistan.
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Iran's daily COVID deaths surge to 42, authorities issue red alert
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian authorities have urged people to observe health protocols as daily deaths caused by COVID-19 have reached a red alert level of 42, the higehst since the start of the current calendar year in late March.
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COVID-19 kills 15 more Iranians over past 24 hours
Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,956 with fifteen more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Saturday.
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Iran registers no COVID-19 death in 24 hours
Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran stayed unchanged at 144,845 with another zero death day over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.
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COVID-19 kills 3 more Iranians over past 24 hours
Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,845 with three more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.
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COVID-19 kills 7 more Iranians over past 24 hours
Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,842 with seven more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Sunday.
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COVID-19 kills 3 more Iranians over past 24 hours
Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,835 with three more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Saturday.
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COVID-19 kills 4 more Iranians over past 24 hours
Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,832 with four more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.