Tuesday , 19 March 2024

Health and Hygiene

Iran’s Medical Council Warns Of Doctor Shortage Due To Emigration

RFL/RE – Iran’s Medical Council in a March 16 report warned that the country is facing a shortage of doctors, especially pediatric surgeons, because of the increasing number of physicians emigrating from the country. The nongovernmental organization’s report cited the ongoing economic crisis in Iran as a key reason for medical personnel choosing to leave. Mohammad Raiszadeh, head of the …

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Activist Bahareh Hedayat Diagnosed with Uterine Cancer in Prison

Iranwire – Iranian human rights activist and political prisoner Bahareh Hedayat revealed that she has been diagnosed with uterine cancer. Hedayat, who has been temporarily released from Evin prison for medical reasons, wrote on her Instagram account on March 15 that doctors discovered early-stage cancer cells in her uterus following a routine gynecological visit in November. “Last November, during a short break …

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Migration of Nurses Pose Threat to Healthcare in Iran

Iranwire – A member of Iran’s Supreme Council of the Medical System has warned that nurse migration is no longer a manageable problem but a full-blown crisis in the country. In an interview with Radio Salamat on March 11, Abolqasem Talebi highlighted that Iran falls far behind the global standard of three nurses per hospital bed. It has less than a third …

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Iranian Political Prisoner Denied Vital Medical Care

Iranwire – Iranian authorities are preventing Hamzeh Savari, a political prisoner held in Ghezelhesar prison, near Tehran, from receiving necessary medical treatment, IranWire reports.  Savari, one of the longest-serving political prisoners since 2005 with a life sentence, was diagnosed with a Baker’s cyst behind his right knee five years ago.  Due to deliberate delays by prison authorities in getting him …

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Rise In Suicides Among Medical Students In Iran Highlights Growing Crisis In Sector

RFL/RE – A rise in suicides among medical residents at Iranian schools, revealed in an interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) with Vahid Shariat, has highlighted a growing crisis within Iran’s medical community. Shariat, head of the Iranian Psychiatric Association, said in the interview dated February 18 that the Iranian Medical Council recorded 16 deaths over the past year among …

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Elderly Iranian Prisoner Hospitalized After Heart Attack

Iranwire – An Iranian woman prisoner in her 70s was rushed from Tehran’s Evin prison to a hospital after suffering a heart attack. Raheleh Rahemipour underwent an electrocardiograph on January 25 before being taken to hospital, Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner imprisoned in Evin, said on her Instagram account. The incident occurred as dozens of women political …

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Rising Suicide Rate Among Iran’s Young Physicians

iranintl – An official with the Medical Council of Iran confirmed that 16 cases of suicide have been reported among resident physicians over the past nine months. Three of the cases happened last week, Babak Shekarchi, Deputy Director of Research and Education in the Medical Council of Iran, told Etemad daily on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Etemad released disturbing information which suggests …

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Air Pollution Behind Nearly 14 Percent of Natural Deaths in Iran

Iranwire – Iran’s Ministry of Health has attributed a staggering 13.9 percent of all natural deaths in the country to air pollution.  “Tehran ranks 19th among the world’s worst capitals in terms of concentration of suspended particles,” Abbas Shahsavani, who heads the ministry’s air health and climate change group, told Tasnim news agency on January 16. According to him, the …

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Iranian Baluch Prisoner Died Due to Lack of Proper Healthcare

Iranwire – Jamshid Arbabi Gorgij officially died of “cardiac arrest” early this month while in custody, but his delayed transfer to a hospital in the southeastern city of Zahedan is believed to have played a significant role in the untimely demise of this young man. According to a source close to the family, Gorgij was the father of three children …

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Iran Faces Drug Shortage Crisis Due to Currency Scarcity

Iranwire – Drug shortages continue to loom over Iran’s healthcare system, mainly due to mismanagement by the Islamic Republic’s authorities.  The director-general of the Food and Drug Administration, Mohammad Peykanpour, disclosed on January 12 that 99 drugs currently face shortages in the country.  He attributed 31 of these shortages to a lack of foreign currency for imports. Peykanpour further revealed …

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