23 February 2026 – In a south Tehran neighborhood, a quiet transformation in mental health care is unfolding. Inside the Shahid Mohammad Ali Ghofrani Centre, psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, dedicated social workers, and community volunteers work side-by-side, offering everything from psychotherapy and addiction counselling to parenting...

17 February 2026, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran - Dr Awad Mataria, acting WHO Representative and Head of Mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran, underscored the critical role of data integration in saving lives during the closing ceremony of the 20th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering (ICTTE) (14-15 February...

24 December 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – On 19 November 2025, a high-level consultation workshop on motorcycle safety and helmet standards was held at the Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History. Photo credit: WHO Islamic Republic of Iran Organized under the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) 2024 workplan by the...

12 December 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – From 12 to 19 November 2025, Dr Benedetta Allegranzi, Director of the Department of Communicable Diseases at the Word Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, conducted a technical mission to Iran. Meeting with Deputy Minister for Public Health Dr Alireza Raeesi to...

WHO Health Emergency (WHE) team from the Islamic Republic of Iran meeting with staff at the School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, on 26 November 2025. The visit focused on reviewing ongoing technical cooperation and assessing the operational needs of the National Polio Laboratory (NPL) and the National Influenza Centre...

Engaging in lively group work and technical discussions, strengthening partnerships for better immunization policy. Photo credit: WHO Iran16 November 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – A 5-day in-person capacity-building workshop for Iran's National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) was held in Tehran. The workshop, which aimed to...

Participants gained hands-on experience of using WASH FIT at a health centre in Tehran. Photo credit: WHO Iran29 October 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – Between 11 and 15 October, environmental health experts from 40 universities of medical sciences across 25 provinces participated in a national training of trainers (ToT), organized...

Workshop hosted by Kerman University of Medical Sciences, with support from WHO and Gavi, focuses on planning, surveillance and tackling vaccine hesitancy 23 October 2025, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran – Kerman University of Medical Sciences hosted a 3-day regional workshop on vaccination and vaccine-preventable diseases. Between 10 and 12...

27 August 2025, Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran – In a push to strengthen the country's immunization programme, over 80 health officials and senior managers from across the Islamic Republic of Iran gathered in Hamadan for a 3-day training of trainers (ToT) workshop. Held between 26–28 July, the workshop was organized by the Hamadan University of...

30 June 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – A 2-day workshop to develop Iran's National Immunization Strategic Plan was held from 9–10 June 2025 at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The meeting gathered national experts and international partners to explore ways to strengthen the country's immunization programmes. The consultative...