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Iran to Modernize Medical Waste Treatment Using Belgian Technology

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

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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.
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Iran Opens Its First Smart Hospital

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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.
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7,500 Addicted Babies Born in Iran Every Year

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The latest studies have revealed that 7,500 babies are being born in Iran every year with addiction to illicit drugs.
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Iranian Student Develops Device to Treat Diabetic Wounds

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An Iranian university student has developed an apparatus named “Kerato-Removal” used to treat and heal diabetic wounds.
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Iran’s Health Minister Appointed as WHO Commissioner

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

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Austrian banks are to bankroll the project of building the first nuclear hospital in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Life Expectancy in Iran Sharply Increased in Past 4 Decades

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

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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.
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Iran Unveils Indigenous Polymer Wound Care Dressing, Artificial Vessel

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Iranian scientists have managed to produce an artificial vessel and a type of wound care dressing using polymeric materials.
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Iran Develops New Therapy for Patients with Chemical Infection

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Researchers at Iran’s Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences have devised a method for the treatment and diagnosis of those infected chemically.
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Iranian Centenarian Leading Simple Life with Octogenarian Wife

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A 121-year-old Iranian man with dozens of grandchildren and great-grandchildren leads a simple life in in old village in the south of the country.
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China to Fund Construction of 5 Hospitals in Iran

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Iran and China have signed a framework agreement to establish five hospitals in Iran with a $2-billion investment provided by Chinese banks.
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Iran, S. Korea Ink Documents on Health Cooperation

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Iran and South Korea have signed seven cooperation documents in various areas as a step toward the enhancement of mutual relations.
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Iranian Scientists Produce Sweets for Diabetics from Seaweeds

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Two Iranian scientists have managed to produce special sweets for patients with diabetes using a special kind of seaweed.
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Iran, Russia to Jointly Produce Medicines

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

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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.
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Iranian Scientists Find New Treatment for NB Cancer

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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.
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Two Babies Born in Makeshift Hospital amid Iran Earthquake

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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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Brain-Dead Woman’s Organs Save Five Lives

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The donation of a brain-dead woman’s organs in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad have saved the lives of at least five patients in critical conditions.
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Iran Working to Handle Street Children’s Health Issues

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An Iranian lawmaker says a committee should be set up to deal with the health issues related to street children.
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Iran-Uganda Medical Centre Opened in Kampala

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Iran-Uganda Medical Centre, a 50-bed hospital funded by the Islamic Republic of Iran, was inaugurated in the African state's capital city of Kampala.
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UK Firm Signs €1.8bn MoU to Build Cancer Centres in Iran

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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.
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Tehran Hosts Sports Festival for Mentally Ill Patients

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The seventh festival of sports competitions for mental health treatment and rehabilitation centres was recently held in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
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Second Mother in Iran Delivers Baby under Hypnosis

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Secretary of the Iranian Hypnotherapy Association says the second case of hypnobirthing in Iran has taken place at Bentolhoda Hospital in Mashhad.
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