Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi

Parl. begins vote of confidence session for health ministry candidate

TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Iran's Parliament is holding a vote of confidence session this morning on President Rouhani's candidate for the Health Ministry following Ghazizadeh’s resignation in early January.

Rouhani accepts Hashemi’s resignation as health minister

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accepted the resignation of Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi on Thursday.

Iranian health minister reportedly resigns

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – According to the reports, Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi has handed in his resignation to the cabinet last week.

Min. promises support to Indian pharma. firms wishing to invest in Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Minister of Health Hassan Hashemi says Indian pharmaceutical companies will receive support from the Iranian government to facilitate their investment and activities in the country.

Health min. to attend Global Summit on Maternal, Child Healthcare in India

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh will participate in the Global Summit on Maternal and Child Healthcare due to be held in India.

Health min. says importing medicine is a necessity

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh says that the country needs to import more than 50% of the raw material needed to produce medicine inside the country, adding that special, expensive and new drugs come from outside.

WHO head hails Iran’s contributions to health sector

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO) commended Iran for its Health Reform Plan, deeming it a suitable model for rendering primary healthcare elsewhere.

Iran, Indonesia sign medical MoU

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Health ministers of Iran and Indonesia inked a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation in the health sector.

Iran, Kazakhstan sign MoU on healthcare coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Health ministers of Iran and Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding for healthcare cooperation on the sidelines of a global conference on primary healthcare in Astana.

Russia calls for increased coop. with Iran in vaccine production

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova has called for closer cooperation with Iran on production of vaccines, given the country's valuable experience in pharmaceutical industry.

Health min. unveils ‘Arash’ social robot, drone for disaster relief

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – ‘Arash’ social robot and a drone for disaster relief were unveiled on Thursday in the presence of Minister of Health Ghazizadeh Hashemi.

Pre. Rouhani officially marks beginning of new academic year

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani participated in a ceremony at Tehran University to mark the start of the academic year.

Health min. says Iran doesn't export blood to any country

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi said that Iran doesn’t export blood to other countries.

Iran health minister:

latest Saudi airstrike in Yemen ‘unprecedented case of crimes against humanity’

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Health minister has described the latest Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in Yemen as an unprecedented case of crimes against humanity in separate letters to WHO and UNICEF, as well as the health ministers of the Islamic countries.

Iran, Azerbaijan vow to boost health coop.

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – In a Friday meeting between Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, the officials of the two country expressed readiness to further expand ties in health sector.

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Tehran ready to transfer rehabilitation-related experiences to Baku

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi said that Iran is ready to transfer its experiences in the fields of rehabilitation and health insurances to Azerbaijan.

Six relief choppers unveiled in Alborz prov.

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – A number of six relief helicopters were unveiled today in Payam International Airport, Alborz province, in the presence of Minister of Health and Medical Education Dr. Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi.

Iran’s health min. to attend World Health Assembly

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi will attend the 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva, said Mohsen Asadi-Lari, Director General of International Affairs in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

Iranian Hungarian medical universities ink MoU

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Semmelweis University of Hungary signed an MoU to broaden cooperation in the fields of medicine, exchange of student and universities, and holding joint conferences.

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Iran-Belgium MoUs ‘stepping stone’ to expansion of economic ties

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Health, Ghazizadeh Hashemi, said Wed. that the agreements signed between Iranian and Belgian companies are a stepping stone to further expansion of economic cooperation.