Healthcare in Iran

Joint pain is a condition associated with severe pain. It could happen when uric acid levels in the body go up.

Ginger, a plant with many medicinal properties, has been used to treat a large number of diseases and different types of pains such as joint and muscle pain since a long time ago.

A report shows that the Islamic Republic of Iran ranks among the world’s top countries in giving emergency and organized response to natural disasters as well as in terms of achieving substantial progress in different disciplines, sciences and sectors.

Iranian Health Minister Seyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi said the country is no longer dependent on the US in the pharmaceutical industry and medical equipment.

Iran’s Health Ministry says the country is a well-known medical tourism destination in the Middle East, but its great potentials have yet to be exploited.

An Iranian transport official says the public buses in the Iranian capital are sanitized and disinfected on a daily basis.

In the field of dental sciences, following Spain and South Korea with more than 400 articles, Iran ranked 12 in the world with over 305 scientific articles in 2015.

Aging reduces men's under-skin fat, thinning their skin and making them more sensitive to chilly air, according to an expert in the field.

The IRGC Ground Forces have set up field hospitals in the southeast to offer medical services to the needy there.