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WHO supports capacity-building for emergency preparedness through nationwide training on infodemic management in crises
The official poster of WHO's infodemic manager's training Monday 11 April 2022 – In order to strengthen national capacity in public health emergency preparedness, the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Islamic Republic of Iran organized a capacity-building training workshop on infodemic management facilitated by a team of WHO experts from WHO...
WHO supports national risk communication and community engagement plans to address public health crises in Islamic Republic of Iran
Facilitators at the RCCE training on March 2–3 March using a hybrid modality at the WHO country office in Tehran. Credit: WHO/Islamic Republic of Iran Sunday, 17 April 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Islamic Republic of Iran has stepped up support to the country in building capacity to implement International Health Regulations...
World Health Day 2022 commemorated in Islamic Republic of Iran
Our Planet, Our Health: Act Now for Healthier Tomorrow WHO Representative Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain speaks during the commemorative World Health Day event, held on 10 April at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Credit: WHO/Islamic Republic of Iran Sunday, 10 April 2022 – World Health Day 2022 was commemorated by the World...
WHO delivers SARS-CoV-2 kits for research at Tehran’s Pasteur Institute
28 February 2022 – WHO has provided 1480 SARS-CoV-2 kits to support research on SARS-CoV-2 in the Islamic Republic of Iran, procured with financial support from Germany. The kits are a quick, convenient and accurate research tool for the measuring of immune responses to COVID-19 vaccines in different target populations. The US$ 700 000...
Islamic Republic of Iran scales up efforts in tropical diseases surveillance and ensure availability of health care services for Iranian and Afghan refugees
WHO Representative and Head of Mission Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain is briefed at Ammar Yaser Health Center and Delivery Facility in Shirabad Neighbourhood of Zahedan. Photo: Zahedan University of Medical Sciences Monday, 14 February 2022 – In a recent two-day visit to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (UMS) in the southern and border province of...
Islamic Republic of Iran ramps up implementation of Healthy Cities Programme in 10 cities nationwide
Dr Samar ElFeky, Technical Officer for WHO community-based initiatives and healthy settings programe, is briefed on implementation of activities at a school in Sahand Healthy City, the first WHO-awarded healthy city in Islamic Republic of Iran, during a visit to the city in May 2021. Credit: WHO/Islamic Republic of Iran Wednesday, 19 January 2022...
WHO delivers 6 advanced genomic sequencing machines to 3 reference centres in Islamic Republic of Iran
WHO Representative and Head of Mission Dr Syed Jaffar Hussain looks on as Mr Mostafa Salehi Vaziri, Supervisor at the Reference Laboratory of Tehran’s Pasteur Institute, unpacks a component of the advanced genomic sequencing machines. Credit: WHO/Islamic Republic of Iran Tuesday, 18 January 2022 – The World Health Organization has delivered 6 sets of...
Islamic Republic of Iran receives 700 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by Japan through the COVAX Facility
Tehran, 13 January 2022 – Islamic Republic of Iran has received the first shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Government of Japan and a second shipment will be delivered on 14 January, bringing the total number of donated vaccines to 700 000 doses. The vaccines were shipped through UNICEF procurement channels on behalf of the...
WHO supports COVID-19 control measures in Islamic Republic of Iran with donation of new equipment
WHO/Islamic Republic of Iran Monday, 11 January 2021 – In a recent effort to enhance the cold chain system and improve existing capacities in laboratories of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the World Health Organization (WHO) has procured and donated a total number of 208 advanced refrigerators and 210 suction equipment through financial support from...
WHO donates 6 advanced genomic sequencing machines to Islamic Republic of Iran to support nationwide monitoring of COVID-19 variants
Credit: WHO/Islamic Republic of Iran Thursday, 6 January 2021 – In order to help strengthen the screening capacity of genetic variants causing COVID-19 in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 6 sets of advanced genomic sequencing equipment with next-generation sequencing technology through financial...
