26 May 2025, Kish Island, Islamic Republic of Iran – The 4th Health Diplomacy Seminar, a comprehensive 2-day workshop on Advancing Health Diplomacy: Understanding the World Health Organization's (WHO) Role in Global and National Health System, was held on Kish Island on 13 and 14 May 2025. The event brought together key health leaders and...

8 May 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – The Islamic Republic of Iran celebrated International Midwifery Day, held this year on 6 May under the theme Midwives: critical in every crisis. The celebration builds on the momentum of World Health Day 2025 and its theme Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures, calling for greater recognition and...

10 April 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – On 8 and 9 April 2025, Dr Rogerio Gaspar, Director of Regulation and Prequalification at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters, led a high-level mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran to support the strengthening of Iran’s national regulatory system for medical products. The 2-day visit...

11 March 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – On Iran's National Tree Planting Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Tehran took a symbolic step towards environmental improvement, planting trees amidst the city's severe air pollution challenges. The initiative highlights the critical need for environmental action in a...

4 March 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – To address health inequities, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in the Islamic Republic of Iran convened a comprehensive training and consultative workshop on integrating the social determinants of health (SDH) into primary...

27 January 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – A wave of gratitude and hope swept through the headquarters of the Iran Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO) in Tehran on 22 January 2025. The occasion was National Rare Blood Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the lives saved, challenges overcome and unwavering commitment to ensuring every...

15 January 2025, Chabahar, Islamic Republic of Iran – A race against time is underway in southeastern Iran, where the resurgence of malaria threatens to undo years of progress. The World Health Organization (WHO), with crucial support from the Government of Japan, is on the ground in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, battling this public health...

12 January 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – The state-run Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute marked its 100th anniversary with a grand ceremony at the Iran International Conference Centre. The event, celebrating a century of scientific excellence and innovation, was attended by senior officials and leading scientists, researchers and...

17 December 2024, Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran – The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over 4 trauma and emergency surgery kits (TESKs) to local focal points at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) in the provinces of Sistan and Baluchistan, Hormozgan, Kerman and Khorasan Razavi. Each kit contains medicines and...

9 December 2024, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – On 3 December 2024, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education hosted a ceremony celebrating Maragheh’s designation as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s second Healthy City. Minister of Health and Medical Education H.E. Dr Mohammad-Reza Zafarghadi presided over the ceremony which was attended by WHO...