The International Blood Transfusion Society (IBTS) commended Iran as a successful model and a fervent scientific member of its Rare Donors Working Party in identification, supply and storage of…
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Director-General of World Health Organization Margaret Chan is visiting Iran on July 22-23.
“This is the first visit to Iran by a senior official from the WHO in the past 15 years,” said…
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The Literacy Movement Organization of Iran (LMO) has embarked upon several new projects to impart and consolidate literacy and to promote quality education across the nation.
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Hospital emergency rooms (ER) have been given a two-week ultimatum “to develop quality standards, meet the shortages and supply the needs,” said Minister of Health and Medical Education Hassan…
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The first Maritime Student Festival is to be held mid-October. A joint effort by the Education Ministry and the Presidential Office of Science and Technology, the festival covers…
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The government allocated $343 million to implement projects aimed at reviving Lake Urumia at its recent Cabinet meeting. The funds are to be used for better water management, reducing water…
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After Sunday’s heavy rain and floods, temperatures dropped significantly in Taleqan in Alborz Province and the Shah Alborz heights were covered in snow at the end of the first month of summer,…
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A PET production factory in Abadan Industrial Park, Khuzestan Province, has been inaugurated in cooperation with Barekat Foundation. PET (or PolyEthylene Terephthalate), a kind of polyester…
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June is the fourth month of 2015 to break global temperature records since record-keeping began more than 136 years ago, said a statement just released by the US National Oceanic and…
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With the implementation of the comprehensive wetland management plan, Hamoun Wetlands will be revived in two years.
Director of Iranian Wetlands Conservation Project Mohsen Soleimani…
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Three weeks into summer and already worrying news about Iran’s water levels are emerging. Latest reports suggest that there are 24.46 billion cubic meters of water in the country’s dams,…
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Dozens of environmentally friendly mayors from around the world were to sign off on a Vatican declaration Tuesday, calling for their national leaders to approve a “bold climate agreement” that…
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Wetland experts have called into question the effectiveness of a bill aimed at preserving and reviving wetlands, citing concerns over the execution of regulations.
The bill, proposed by the…
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The Tehran City Social Emergencies Center will commence operation as of August, said Tehran deputy governor-general for political affairs, Ali Asghar Naserbakht.
“The decision was finalized…
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The Food and Drug Administration is planning to establish pharmaceutical care units in some large hospitals across the country, says Rasoul Dinarvand, head of the FDA.
“It will not do for a…
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The Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (IKRC) and Setad Foundation (Headquarters for Executing the Decree of the Imam on helping the underprivileged) signed a memorandum of understanding to provide…
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The Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization is organizing a ‘selfie contest’ on the occasion of National Blood Transfusion Day (July 31). Selfies are photographs taken of oneself, typically with a…
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Dilapidated ambulances in the country will be replaced with 800 new ones, says Head of Emergency Medical Service Amin Saberinia. “The process will start in October and complete gradually as old…
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Eight people in Tehran and six in Alborz died in the thunderstorm that struck several provinces on Sunday.
Nearly 45 people were injured and 20 are still missing, said Mojtaba Khaledi,…
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The program to train family physicians under the Health Reform Plan launched in May 2014 was assessed recently at a joint meeting between Amanda Howe, president of the World Organization of Family…
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Competition among producers should be enhanced to boost production of bio-based polymers (bioplastics) for producing disposable crockery, said Abbas Papeyzadeh, a lawmaker from Dezful, Khuzestan…
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Technologists have developed a nanoparticle transport system for gene delivery. The system can wipe out brain gliomas, which cause a deadly form of cancer.
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Only 30% of lodging units in Mashhad are certified by the city’s Firefighting and Safety Services Organization, according to the organization’s chief, Hassan Jafari.
“Many certified hotels…
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With the economy on its way to recovery and western-imposed sanctions mere months away from being lifted, it is high time Iran prepared for the highly anticipated surge of tourists, said the head…
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The northern city of Kelardasht in Mazandaran Province is set to host an ethnic festival, according to the head of Kelardasht Chamber of Guilds, Farhad Karimaei. Artisans and cultural activists…
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