Healthcare in Iran

Iran president orders authorities to immediately provide medicine for SMA patients

President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered Iranian health authorities to provide medicine for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Iranian woman oldest person on earth

A woman from Iran’s Razavi Khorasan Province is the oldest person on earth. Fatemeh Norouzi from the northeastern City of Torbate Jaam is 122 years old.

Covid downward trend holds in Iran

The daily Covid death toll in Iran has remained two-digit for the second day in a row.

Iran health ministry concerned about Covid, flu outbreaks

Iran’s Health Ministry says officials are concerned about parallel outbreak of influenza as the country is fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

Iran vaccine gets license for clinical trial among 12 to 18-year-olds

Iranian health authorities have issued a license for the launch of the clinical trial of COVIRAN Barekat in the 12-18 age group.

Iran to produce 20mn doses of domestic Covid vaccine in months

Iran will have produced some 20 million doses of the Razi Cov Pars coronavirus vaccine by March 2022.

“Million doses of Covid vaccines administered in 100 days in Iran”

Iran’s Health Minister Bahram Einollahi says the new Iranian government has managed to administer over 100 million doses of Covid vaccine to citizens within its first 100 days in office.

Covid-19 kills another Iranian health worker

Another Iranian health worker has lost her life to the coronavirus.

local Covid vaccine producers should be supported: Raeisi

Iran’s president says local producers of coronavirus vaccines should be supported by buying their products in advance.

Brain-dead kid’s girl organs save 4 lives

Parents of an Iranian child suffering from brain death have donated her body organs to save the lives of four other children.

Iran minister calls for observing health protocols to avoid another Covid wave

The vaccination process continues in Iran with healthcare workers having administered another 638,000 doses of Covid vaccine to people over the past 24 hours.

Iran administers over 1mn more shots as it races to avert sixth Covid-19 wave

Iran's Health Ministry says over 1,078,000 more doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered across the country over the past 24 hours.

Iranian schools to reopen on October 23

The spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Education has said schools with less than 300 students will resume in-person classes from October 23.

Tehran Takes Delivery of New 6mn-Dose Covid Vaccine Shipment

The 25th shipment of coronavirus vaccines imported by Iran’s Red Crescent Society has been delivered to the health ministry.

Official: Iran soon to stop Covid vaccine imports

The head of Iran’s Food and Drug Organization says in less than two weeks, the country will no longer need Covid vaccine imports.

Downward trend in Covid deaths continues in Iran

For the first time in 82 days, Iran’s Covid-19 daily deaths have fallen below 200.

Pastu Covac added to available vaccines in Iran

Iran’s Deputy Health Minister and Head of Food and Drug Administration Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz has announced that Pastu Covac vaccine, developed jointly by Iran and Cuba, has been added to available coronavirus shots in Iran.

“5th peak of Covid has ended in most of Iran”

Iran's Ministry of Health says the fifth peak of Covid-19 is over is most of the country.

Another COVID-19 Vaccine Cargo Arrives in Iran

The 23rd consignment of coronavirus vaccines provided through the good offices of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has arrived at Imam Khomeini International Airport.

Iran Corona fatalities around 4 hundred over 24 hours

Iran’s Health Ministry announced on Sunday, Covid-19 has killed 391 more people over the past 24 hours in the country.

Over 42mn COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Iran

The number of coronavirus vaccine doses administered in Iran has surpassed 42 million as health officials try to further accelerate inoculations.

Iran Covid death toll tops 115 K

Iran’s Covid deaths have surpassed the grim milestone of 115,000.

New production line of Iran anti-Covid vaccine set in motion

Iran’s Barakat vaccine’s second production line was set in motion last week and it’s expected to produce 6 to 8 million doses of vaccine per month.

Phase 3 of Clinical Trial of Iran’s COVID-19 Fakhra Vaccine Begins

Phase three of the clinical trial of the Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine Fakhra has got underway.

COVID-19 Deaths, Cases Falling in Most Iranian Provinces

The pace of the coronavirus pandemic is slowing down in Iran as the number of fatalities and infections keep dropping in over 20 provinces.

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