Health and Hygiene

iranintl – More than 7,000 tuberculosis cases were reported across Iran last year, according to the Ministry of Health, with the highest concentrations in the provinces of Sistan-Baluchistan in the southeast and Golestan in the northeast. Speaking to the semi-official ILNA news agency, the head of the Ministry’s Tuberculosis and Leprosy Division, Mahshid Nasehi, noted that other provinces with significant …

Iranwire – Mohammad Taghavi, a political prisoner held in Ward 209 of Evin Prison since July 1, is in critical condition following a month-long hunger strike. Taghavi’s protest aims to secure his transfer to the general ward and to draw attention to the torture of his cellmate and the fabricated charges against him and his co-defendants. A source said that …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have reported a health crisis in northern Mazandaran province, where 16 patients remain critically ill in intensive care units (ICUs) after consuming counterfeit alcohol. Rasoul Zafarmand, the treatment director at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, stated that six of the critically ill patients are being treated at Imam Reza Hospital in Amol, while three others are at Taleghani Hospital in …

Iranwire – Counterfeit alcohol has poisoned dozens of people in northern Iran, according to local officials. It has ravaged the cities of Chalous, Amol, Qaemshahr, and Nowshahr. Rasoul Zafarmand, the Director of Medical Treatment at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, said that 160 people have been admitted to medical centers in Mazandaran province due to poisoning from counterfeit alcohol. In …

Iranwire – Iranian media reported on Sunday that at least six people have died from alcohol poisoning caused by counterfeit beverages in the northern cities of Chalous and Rasht. According to ISNA, the president of Gilan University of Medical Sciences said that four people who had been hospitalized in Rasht due to alcohol poisoning had succumbed to the effects.  Mohammad …

Iranwire – An Iranian political prisoner attempted to take his own life after being denied medical treatment by authorities of the Islamic Republic, according to human rights sources.  Javad Mohammadi-Fard, detained in Urmia Prison in northwestern Iran, was transferred to Razi Psychiatric Hospital and returned to prison just hours later following the incident. According to the Human Rights Activists News …

Iranwire – Maziar Seyednejad, a workers’ rights activist currently serving a sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison, was transferred to a hospital outside the prison on Monday due to deteriorating health conditions. Seyednejad, who suffers from sciatica, was taken to Tajrish Hospital. The transfer comes after recent attempts to secure medical care were reportedly thwarted by prison authorities, who cited Seyednejad’s …

Iranwire – The Islamic Republic’s authorities have not submitted any health statistics to the World Health Organization (WHO) since mid-2021, a former Iranian official said.  Mohsen Asadi-Lari, the former Director General of International Affairs at Iran’s Ministry of Health, said that the three-year gap in reporting contradicts Iran’s legal duties and international obligations regarding health cooperation with the WHO.  The …

Iranwire – Iran has reported over a hundred dengue fever cases and one confirmed death due to the mosquito-borne illness. The Ministry of Health of the Islamic Republic of Iran has released the latest statistics on dengue fever cases in the country.  According to the ministry, as of September 8, 184 people have been bitten by the Aedes mosquito, the …

iranintl – Due to medication shortages in Iran, families of patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) are seeking asylum in Europe amid Iran’s collapsing healthcare system. According to the Ham-Mihan newspaper, patients are seeking refuge in countries like Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. As death rates among SMA patients have also risen sharply, with over 50 people having died …