World Health Organization

WHO says COVID-19 remains global health emergency

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly 2-1/2 years after it was first declared.
2022-07-13 13:30
Monkeypox presents moderate risk to public health: WHO

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – World Health Organization has announced that monkeypox presents a moderate risk to public health.
2022-05-30 14:15
WHO confirms 80 cases of monkeypox in 11 countries

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – The World Health Organization has said, about 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in 11 countries, warning that more cases are likely to be reported.
2022-05-21 13:50
World Health Day 2022 commemorated in Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – World Health Day 2022 was commemorated by the World Health Organization in Iran in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education during a formal event organized on Sunday by Shahid Beheshti University.
2022-04-10 23:30
WHO hails Iran for containing Malaria disease

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – While praising Iran’s role in containing malaria disease, the Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom said that Iran has not registered any native cases of malaria for three consecutive years.
2022-01-25 10:05
By: Faranak Bakhtiari

Road casualties drop in coronavirus era

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – The number of traffic-related deaths last year (March 2020-March 2021) decreased by 15.2 percent compared to a year before, 13 percent of which is estimated to be caused by the pandemic.
2021-11-22 22:00
WHO:

New COVID-19 strains threat to Africa's public health system

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The new COVID-19 variants that have been reported in several African countries could undermine efforts to contain the pandemic, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday.
2021-01-15 14:00
Critic:

Butcher Angels, a tale of arrogant powers’ influence on WHO

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – An Iranian critic and producer of the movie ‘Butcher Angels’ warned that no one should easily trust international organizations as they have been dominated by the world’s arrogant powers, including the US and Zionist regime.
2021-01-11 15:26
Iran calls on intl. community to react to killing of elite

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Calling on international community to react to the killing of the elite, Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva said that the assassination of Fakhrizadeh is a clear example of warmongering state terrorism.
2020-12-04 13:30
In letter to WHO:

Namaki urges for global call to end US illegal sanctions

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – In a letter to Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Iranian Minister of Health Saeed Namaki called for a global request for an end to the US illegal and unilateral sanctions that endanger global health.
2020-09-08 16:32
World getting used to US stupidity: envoy

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Referring to the withdrawal of US from WHO, Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan said, "We are getting used to their stupidity."
2020-07-08 14:12