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WHO calls for end of Israel’s attacks on Gaza hospitals
Tehran, IRNA - The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a halt to the Israeli regime’s attacks on hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
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Efforts to maintain Gaza health system wasted: WHO
Tehran, IRNA- The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed pessimism over the situation in Gaza, saying all the organization's efforts to maintain the health system in the Palestinian territory have been wasted amid Israeli bombing and shelling of medical facilities.
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WHO chief says narrowly escaped death in Israeli attack on Yemen
Tehran, IRNA -- Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said he "escaped death narrowly" in a recent Israeli airstrike on Sana’a International Airport in Yemen.
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WHO condemns Israeli regime's attack on Gaza hospital
Tehran, IRNA - The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned a Zionist regime attack on the only functioning hospital in northern Gaza.
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Banning UNRWA doesn’t make Israel safer: WHO chief
Tehran, IRNA- Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the Israeli plan to ban the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East does not make the regime safer.
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ICRC, WHO warn of ‘catastrophic’ situation in Gaza
Tehran-IRNA-The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have issued fresh warning about the deteriorating health and humanitarian situation in the northern Gaza Strip, calling the conditions there “catastrophic”.
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WHO declares mpox outbreak a global emergency
Tehran, IRNA - The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of "monkey pox" (mpox) for the second time in the last two years a public health emergency of international concern.
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WHO: Israel must stop its attacks in Gaza
Tehran, IRNA – The spokesperson of the World Health Organization has urged the Zionist regime to end its attacks in Gaza.
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WHO envoy hails Iran’s strong healthcare system
Tehran, IRNA – The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to the Islamic Republic Syed Jaffar Hussain has appreciated Iran for its successful healthcare system as the country enjoys various hospitals with modern medical equipment.
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UNSC resolution on Gaza needs urgent implementation: WHO chief
Tehran, IRNA - The head of the World Health Organization calls for the immediate implementation of a recent resolution of the UN Security Council to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and being an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people.
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Iran, WHO to form joint working group to eliminate hepatitis C
Tehran, IRNA — The Islamic Republic and World Health Organization (WHO) are to set up a joint working group to eliminate hepatitis C.
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Iran envoy hails ‘historic’ decision to grant Palestine WHO member state status
Tehran, IRNA — The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva has hailed aligning the participation of Palestine in the WHO with its participation in the UN as "a historic decision".
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Iran FM urges WHO to help Gaza with medical aid
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s foreign minister has urged international organizations, especially the World Health Organization (WHO) to play their role by sending humanitarian aid and medicine to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
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Tehran hosts 17 states attending int’l congress on family health program
Tehran, IRNA – The First International Congress on Primary Health Care (PHC) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through the Family Health Program took place in the Iranian capital, with the participation of representatives from 17 countries and several international bodies, including the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Children dying of starvation in Gaza, WHO chief warns
Tehran, IRNA - Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that children in Gaza are at risk of death due to lack of food.
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Gaza has turned into death zone: WHO
Tehran, IRNA- The head of the World Health Organization says the Gaza Strip has become a death zone as relentless Israeli airstrikes and shelling keep taking innocent lives and turning the territory into the rubble.
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WHO chief angry at Tel Aviv baseless ‘collusion’ claim
Tehran, IRNA – Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been angry at the claim made by Tel Aviv that the Organization colluded with Hamas.
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Gaza is ‘Hell on Earth,’ 300 deaths per Day: WHO chief
Tehran, IRNA – Calling for an immediate ceasefire, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that he has lost count of the number of times when he thought the crisis in Gaza could not get more horrific, but it has happened again.
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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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WHO confirms eradication of rubella and measles in Iran: Minister
Shiraz, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Bahram Einollahi says the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the eradication of rubella and measles in the country.
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WHO official hails Iran's progress in uprooting polio
Karaj, IRNA – Hamid Jafari, Director of Polio Eradication for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, on Wednesday appreciated Iran’s role in uprooting polio.
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Iran one of best states in blood donation: WHO envoy
Tehran, IRNA – The precious efforts made by the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization have turned the country into one of the best states in East Mediterranean region in terms of blood transfusion know-how and experiences, an international figure said.
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WHO donates 2 million Germany-funded automated extraction tests to Iran
Tehran, IRNA - In its continuous technical and operational support to the Islamic Republic of Iran in responding to the COVID-19 crisis, the World Health Organization has just donated 2 million automated nucleic acid extraction tests to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran through financial support from the Federal Republic of Germany.
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WHO donates 260k packs of intravenous solutions to Iran
Tehran, IRNA – In response to a temporary shortage of intravenous (IV) fluids in the country, the World Health Organization has procured and delivered 260 000 packs of various types of IV fluids to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Iran determined to back WHO's efforts
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education has voiced support for effective and key efforts made by the World Health Organization (WHO) to preserve world health security.
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WHO: Iran's COVID-19 vaccination increases
Tehran, IRNA – World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged greatly the increase in frequency of vaccination recently after deployment of international and locally-made vaccines, wrote the body’s representative in Iran.
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WHO recognizes Sahand as first awarded healthy city in Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Sahand, a new town in the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran, has just been awarded as a healthy city under WHO’s Healthy Cities Program.
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Fair access to COVID-19 vaccine; Business or human rights?
Tehran, IRNA – Despite the right to fair access for all to health services, including the COVID-19 vaccine, the Western countries are turning a blind eye to the daily deaths of thousands of people in order to protect their business interests.
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Specialized helpline to quit smoking launched through WHO support in Iran
Tehran, IRNA - The establishment of a national tobacco cessation helpline and tobacco cessation service clinics across Iran was celebrated and introduced in a formal ceremony at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.
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WHO representative to Iran presents his credential to FM Zarif
Tehran, June 8, IRNA - Dr. Syed Jaffar Hussain has officially been accredited as World Health Organization representative and Head of Mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran after presenting his letter of credentials to the Iranian Foreign Minister, officially taking up his post in the country.