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WHO chief calls for establishing ceasefire in Gaza Strip

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described conditions at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza as “simply appalling”, calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza enclave.

WHO warns healthcare in Gaza in ‘apocalyptic’ state

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that healthcare conditions for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have deteriorated to an “apocalyptic” state.

UNRWA ban in Gaza 'will not make Israel safer': WHO

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) –The WHO chief on Monday denounced Israel's decision to cut ties with the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, saying it would not make the regime safer while increasing civilian suffering in Gaza.

Qatar, Iraq interested in boosting health co-op with Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Qatari and Iraqi officials have expressed interest in enhancing cooperation with Iran in the health sector.

WHO:

65 medical workers killed in Lebanon since Sep. 17

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – At least 16 attacks on health facilities have been carried out in Lebanon since September 17, killing 65 medical workers and injuring 40 others, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

WHO:

One-quarter of Gaza injured have ‘life-changing injuries’

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says one-quarter of those wounded during the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip have suffered “life-changing injuries.”

WHO: Over 20,000 dead in Sudan conflict

TEHRAN, Sep. 09(MNA)– More than 20,000 people have been killed in the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group since April 2023, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

WHO announces 3 day pause in Gaza war for polio vaccination

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) –The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday a "preliminary commitment for area-specific humanitarian pauses" during a polio vaccination campaign set to begin on Sept. 1 in the Gaza Strip.

WHO chief discusses mpox outbreak with UN agencies in Congo

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) –The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) met with leaders of UN agencies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday to address the ongoing mpox outbreak that is affecting the region.

Mpox virus can be halted, brought under control: WHO

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The World Health Organization secretary general said on Friday that the new mpox virus can be halted and brought under control.

New pandemic may strike at any time: WHO chief

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – A new pandemic may strike at any time, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned.

Efforts to send fuel to Gaza continue amid WHO warnings: UN

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said that the world body and its agencies are in continuous efforts to send fuel to Gaza but are facing delays.

WHO chief warns over escalating healthcare crisis in Gaza

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alarm over the escalating healthcare crisis in the Gaza Strip amid continuous US-Israeli genocidal war in the war-ravaged besieged territory.

One in five Gazans facing extreme lack of food: WHO chief

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – One in five people in Gaza are facing an extreme lack of food as the risk of famine in the Palestinian enclave remains high, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

WHO:

Over 500 Palestinians killed in West Bank since October 7

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – More than 500 Palestinians, including 126 children, have been killed in the West Bank since October 7, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on X.

WHO voices concern over escalating health crisis in West Bank

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced concern over the escalating health crisis in the occupied West Bank.

Iran, WHO to cooperate on eliminating hepatitis C

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic and the World Health Organization (WHO) are to set up a joint working group to eliminate hepatitis C.

Iran hails aligning participation of Palestine in WHO

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) –The Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva has hailed aligning the participation of Palestine in the WHO with its participation in the UN as "a historic decision".

Iran's Health Minister attends WHO session in Geneva

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Iran's Health Minister Bahram Einollahi is visiting Geneva to attend the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly.

WHO head urges Tel Aviv to lift restrictions on aid into Gaza

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asks Tel Aviv to lift the blockade on medical supplies into Gaza, saying approximately 700 seriously ill patients are stuck in a war zone.

Iran FM stresses WHO to help Gaza with medical aid

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has called on international organizations, particularly the World Health Organization (WHO), to provide humanitarian aid and medicine to the war-torn Gaza Strip.

WHO registers 'Family Health Program' as Iranian initiative

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized the Islamic Republic's "Family Health Program" as an Iranian initiative and registered it in the name of the country.

Children dying of starvation in Gaza, WHO chief warns

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that children in Gaza are at risk of death due to lack of food.

WHO chief:

Bombing of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians outrageous

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday expressed concern over Israeli bombing on tents housing displaced civilians in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, resulting in casualties.

By donating three Hardtop 4x4 ambulances to NEMO; 

WHO, Paris strengthen pre-hospital emergency response in Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – World Health Organization (WHO), with contribution of the Government of France, has donated three Hardtop 4x4 ambulances to the National Emergency Management Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NEMO).

21 Gaza hospitals totally non-functional: WHO

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – The World Health Organization has once again sounded the alarm over the deepening humanitarian and medical crisis in war-torn Gaza, calling on the international community to take action on critical situatation of Palestinians.

WHO decries Israel’s ‘harrowing' raid on Gaza's refugee camp

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – The World Health Organization has denounced a recent airstrike by the Israeli regime on the Maghazi refugee camp in the besieged Gaza Strip, which claimed the lives of at least 70 Palestinians.

WHO:

only 4 hospitals operate at minimum level in northern Gaza

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said only four hospitals operate at a minimum level, providing very limited care in northern Gaza.

WHO denounces 'destruction' of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – The World Health Organization has sounded the alarm about Israel's destruction of a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip amid reports that the regime's forces buried Palestinians alive in the courtyard during the operation.

WHO calls for urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board adopted a resolution on Sunday, urging for prompt and unobstructed humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip.