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...

10 June 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran –In a demonstration of their commitment to public health, on 28 May the University of Tehran and Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) jointly hosted an event designed to advance tobacco control initiatives and foster healthier university environments across the Islamic Republic of Iran. The...

10 June 2025, Islamic Republic of Iran – The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in the Islamic Republic of Iran held a virtual meeting on 21 May 2025 with the universities of medical sciences in Arak, Saveh and Khomein, key health authorities in Markazi Province, to introduce WHO technical support for the Healthy Cities Programme and...

27 May 2025, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran – To enhance palliative care across the Islamic Republic of Iran, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and WHO country offices in the Region convened a diverse group of national stakeholders. The collaborative meeting aimed to assess the current state of palliative care and chart a...