Iran's Minister of Health

Deputy health min.:

Iran accounts for 3% share of articles’ citations in world

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Education for IT and Research Affairs Dr. Reza Malekzadeh said that Islamic Republic of Iran produces three percent of citations of articles in the world.

Iran, Iraq discuss expanding medical coop.

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Mohsen Assadi Lari met with Iraqi Health Minister Alaa al-Alwani in Baghdad on Sunday, conferring on a host of issues regarding the expansion of ties in the field of medicine.

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. 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.

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.

Health min.:

US scaring pharmaceutical firms away from doing business with Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Health Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi said that the United States's secondary sanctions have scared all companies and banks away from doing business with Iran, and pharmaceutical firms are no exception.

Health min.:

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.

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Tehran, Baku to expand medical cooperation

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister Hassan Hashemi, heading a delegation to Baku on Thu., said that Iran and Azerbaijan are resolved to expand cooperation in the fields of pharmaceuticals and treatment.

Iranian Knowledge-based firms export 73 types of medicine

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Ministry of Health official has announced that knowledge-based companies produce 4,000 types of medicine, of which 73 are exported.

Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant producing 1000 MW a year: Salehi

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Ali Akbar Salehi, the Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Sunday that Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is currently providing 1000 MW stable electricity in a year for Iran.

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.

Iranian health min. leaves for Geneva to attend World Health Assembly

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi left Tehran for Geneva to attend the 71st World Health Assembly.

Official calls for promoting medical equipment export to Brazil

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Health and Director General of Medical Equipment Office the Ministry of Health and Medical Education Reza Masa’eli urged the promotion of export of domestically-manufactured medical equipment to Brazil.

Iran, Venezuela ink pharmaceutical MoU

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – A comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Iran and Venezuela in the field of pharmaceuticals in the presence of Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Dr. Seyyed Hasan Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Venezuelan Jorge Arreaza Montserrat.

Iran, Mauritania to boost coop. for drug production

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Mauritanian Health Minister Kane Boubacar said, “I am proud to visit Iran to help promote cooperation level between the two countries of Iran and Mauritania in the health sector.”

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.

Belgium voices readiness on building hospitals in Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (MNA) – Secretary-general of Flanders’ ministry of health in Belgium, in a Sun. meeting with Iranian deputy minister of health, voiced readiness to cooperate with Iran on constructing hospitals in the Islamic Republic.

“IRANOME” project inaugurated in presence of health min.

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – A scientific and technological project dubbed “IRANOME” was opened today in the Rehabilitative and Welfare Sciences University in the presence of Minister of Health Dr. Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi and vice president for Scientific and Technological Affairs.

Health min. to attend WHO regional meeting in Islamabad

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister, Hassan Hashemi will arrive in Islamabad on Sunday to attend a session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean.

Iran to build Iraq’s first foreign uni. of medical sciences

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Iran is planning to build Iraq’s first ever foreign University of Medical Sciences, Iranian deputy minister of health Bagher Larijani said Thursday.

Health min. arrives in Kyrgyzstan for bilateral talks

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Health Minister Hassan Hashemi arrived in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Monday.

Mexico after medical coop. with Iran: Mexican Sen.

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s Health Minister Hashemi and the Mexican senators of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension of the Senate of the Republic of Mexico met on Thursday.

Iran, Cuba to expand health coop.

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – An Iranian delegation headed by Health Minister Hassan Hashemi has arrived in Cuba to sign a number of MoUs on pharmaceutical and biotechnology cooperation.