The Islamic Republic of Iran has been appointed as the permanent member of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) established by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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’s ambassador to London says a major British company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran to finance the construction of a network of cancer centres in the Islamic Republic.
Within minutes, I witnessed how capable Mahak is at helping children deal with cancer. That an NGO should be in charge of such an important issue is self-explanatory. It is easy to see that there is a humanitarian culture in Iran, and it is not just financially manifested.
Abbas Abdullahzadeh, a 12-year-old suffering from cancerous neuroblastoma, has a single wish – he wants to be a policeman. Ahvaz Police Force, in combination...
UN Resident Coordinator Gary Lewis has said that Iran’s AIDS control program is pragmatic, adding that the government’s concentration on the program is remarkable.
The international response to West Africa’s Ebola outbreak is “dangerously inadequate,” says an official with the humanitarian aid organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF).