The health ministry plans to recruit 7,700 new employees in the current year. Deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi quoted by ISNA, said the recruitment comes after an agreement was reached between the ministry and the Management and Planning Organization to fill vacancies in the newly-built hospitals. The priorities for employment, Harirchi said, include careers in nursing, premedication and anesthesia. He added that most of the new recruits would be employed in underdeveloped areas.
At present, Iran has fairly good health indicators. More than 85 percent of the population in rural and deprived regions, for instance, has access to primary health care services.
