13 July 2021 – Following the World Health Organization (WHO)'s declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health emergency, the Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Islamic Republic of Iran developed an evidence-based response plan as of March 2020. In line with WHO guidelines for...

Tehran, 29 June 2021 – The establishment of a national tobacco cessation helpline and tobacco cessation service clinics across the Islamic Republic of Iran was announced at a launching event at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.  The event was attended by the WHO Representative to Islamic Republic of Iran Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain and WHO...

22 June 2021 – The World Health Organization is supporting the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Islamic Republic of Iran to implement well stablished national plans to control and eliminate childhood cancer by providing over 10 essential medicines for childhood cancer. The life-saving medicine, which was brought into the country...

Dedicated blood donor receives award from WHO Representative Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain 17 June 2021 – WHO and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education observed World Blood Donor Day on 14 June in an event organized by the WHO Representative Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain. The Ministry was represented by Dr Payman Eshgi, Managing Director of Islamic...

  Tehran, 17 May 2021 – Islamic Republic of Iran, as one of the self-financing participant countries of the COVAX Facility, has received a second batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine containing 1 452 000 doses.  The COVAX Facility is a partnership, co-led by Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance and the...

Tehran, 6 April 2021 – The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as one of the self-financing participant countries of the COVAX Facility, has received the first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, consisting of 700 800 doses.  The COVAX Facility, is a partnership co-led by Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi,...

Tehran, 11 January 2021 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran have delivered life-saving medical and diagnostic equipment to public hospitals and laboratories across the country to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The procurement is part of the...

Introduction Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education is ramping up health awareness activities during the critical period of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is well-established that COVID-19 selects its victims from among individuals with pre-existing conditions, particularly those caused by tobacco use. Furthermore, evidence indicates that smoking...

Tehran, 18 October 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 150 medical ventilators and 100 high-performance real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) thermal cyclers to the Islamic Republic of Iran to further support the country’s health system in its efforts to respond to the COVID-19 health emergency. PCR testing represents the...

Tehran, 21 July 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 16 CT scan machines to strengthen Islamic Republic of Iran’s emergency response to COVID-19. CT scanning is a key component of clinical diagnosis of COVID-19 patients. The units, worth more than US$ 4 million, were procured by WHO through support from the governments of Japan...