Healthcare

Dream of Cancer Kid Fulfilled with Thousands of Balloons

A little girl suffering from cancer, whose dream was to release thousands of balloons, saw her dream realized with the help of people in the southern Iranian city of Ahvaz.

Iran, Hungary Ink MoUs on Research, Scientific Cooperation

Iran and Hungary have signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) on research, educational and scientific cooperation.

Embryo Donation Centre Opened in Iran

Iran’s Avicenna Fertility Clinic has established an embryo bank to ensure the safety of embryo donation and accelerate the process to help infertile Iranian couples.

Iran, Belgium Sign MoUs in Health Sector

Iran and Belgium have signed a number of memoranda of understanding to expand Tehran-Brussels cooperation in health and medical equipment.

Iran to Modernize Medical Waste Treatment Using Belgian Technology

Iran’s Health Ministry has reached an agreement with a Belgian firm to modernize the process of healthcare waste disposal in Iranian hospitals.

Belgium Calls for Promotion of Health Cooperation with Iran

Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi and his Belgian counterpart Maggie Celine Louise De Block have discussed expansion of bilateral health ties in Brussels.

Iran Opens Its First Smart Hospital

The first smart hospital of Iran has been opened in the city of Orumiyeh (also known as Urmia) in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan.

7,500 Addicted Babies Born in Iran Every Year

The latest studies have revealed that 7,500 babies are being born in Iran every year with addiction to illicit drugs.

Iranian Student Develops Device to Treat Diabetic Wounds

An Iranian university student has developed an apparatus named “Kerato-Removal” used to treat and heal diabetic wounds.

Iran’s Health Minister Appointed as WHO Commissioner

Iranian Minister for Health and Medical Education, Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, has been appointed as the World Health Organization’s commissioner for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.

Austria to Allocate €200m for Iran’s First Nuclear Hospital

Austrian banks are to bankroll the project of building the first nuclear hospital in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Life Expectancy in Iran Sharply Increased in Past 4 Decades

The life expectancy of Iranian people has increased around 25 years over the past four decades, reaching 73.8 years for men and 78.4 years for women, said Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesman Iraj Harirchi.

Iran Leader Allows Gov’t to Withdraw $4 Billion from National Development Fund

Iran’s Leader has allowed the government to withdraw $4 billion from the National Development Fund to address a range of issues including the dust pollution engulfing the country’s southwestern provinces, a lawmaker said.

Iran Unveils Indigenous Polymer Wound Care Dressing, Artificial Vessel

Iranian scientists have managed to produce an artificial vessel and a type of wound care dressing using polymeric materials.

Iran Develops New Therapy for Patients with Chemical Infection

Researchers at Iran’s Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences have devised a method for the treatment and diagnosis of those infected chemically.

New Method Devised in Iran for Cornea Transplant Operation

Iranian researchers have developed a new method to speed up tissue recovery in cornea transplant operations.

China to Fund Construction of 5 Hospitals in Iran

Iran and China have signed a framework agreement to establish five hospitals in Iran with a $2-billion investment provided by Chinese banks.

Iran, S. Korea Ink Documents on Health Cooperation

Iran and South Korea have signed seven cooperation documents in various areas as a step toward the enhancement of mutual relations.

Iranian Scientists Produce Sweets for Diabetics from Seaweeds

Two Iranian scientists have managed to produce special sweets for patients with diabetes using a special kind of seaweed.

Iran, Russia to Jointly Produce Medicines

Iran and Russia have agreed to launch a joint project to produce medicines with the aim of promoting bilateral relations in medical and healthcare fields.

Surgeon-cum-Referee Skips Match to Help Quake Victims

A top Iranian football referee, who is also an orthopedic surgeon, has missed a match he was supposed to judge to help victims of the recent earthquake.

1000 Orthopedic Surgeries Done in Iran’s Quake-Hit Regions

Head of Iran’s Orthopedic Surgeons Association, Mohammad Razi, says about one thousand orthopedic surgeries have been conducted in the quake-hit province of Kermanshah over the past week.

Iranian Doctors Sew Back Quick-Hit Kid’s Severed Hand

In a rare surgery conducted in the quake-hit areas in western Iran, a number of Iranian scientists successfully reattached the right hand of a seven-year-old boy whose hand had been cut off from wrist.

Iranian Scientists Find New Treatment for NB Cancer

Iranian scientists have managed to find a new method for treatment of neuroblastoma (NB) cancer, which is based on killing a significant number of cancer cells.

Two Babies Born in Makeshift Hospital amid Iran Earthquake

Two babies have been born and a brain surgery performed in the Iranian Army’s makeshift hospitals in Kermanshah province since Sunday night when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the country’s western areas.

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