Health and Hygiene

iranintl – Nurses at a Tehran hospital were beaten and detained, with scores dismissed or suspended, after staging a strike over poor working conditions, Iran International has learned. Nursing staff at Fayazbakhsh Hospital began a strike and held gatherings on July 30, demanding action over overwhelming workloads, severe staff shortages, low wages and mounting financial pressures. Several nurses were beaten …

iranintl -A growing number of Iranians are financing healthcare with debt as medical costs rise beyond household incomes, a new Eghtesad Online report found, while authorities prioritize medical preparations for the Shiite pilgrimage, Arbaeen. Iranians are increasingly borrowing money, delaying treatment and bargaining over medical bills as healthcare costs outpace household incomes, according to a new report by Eghtesad Online, …

RFL/RE – According to Radio Farda sources, the health and medical situation in Evin Prison has worsened in recent months. In the most recent case, political prisoner Mohammad Mehdipour was transferred to the hospital after months of bleeding, severe weight loss, frequent coughing, and digestive problems. He was diagnosed by doctors with gastrointestinal and pulmonary tuberculosis. The delay in diagnosing …

RFL/RE – The brother of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says doctors cannot yet offer a definitive prognosis on her condition, days after Iranian authorities released her on bail amid a health crisis that her family says nearly killed her. Hamidreza Mohammadi told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda on May 12 that after 10 days in the critical care unit of a hospital …

Iranwire – Following the wave of inflation in the healthcare sector, Mehdi Pirsalehi, the Deputy Minister of Health, has reported a sharp increase in the price of pharmaceutical inputs and medical equipment, alongside shortages of several manufactured items. He stated that the cost of drug production has skyrocketed due to rising prices for raw materials, packaging, and industrial inputs, making …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Critics often frame Iranian politics as a struggle between moderates and hardliners, but this distinction has repeatedly proven disastrously misleading. Different styles may appear, but the overarching objective remains the same: preserving the Islamist regime of Iran to continue jihad (holy war). Softer rhetoric has emerged when the regime needed economic rescue or a diplomatic opening. Once the …

iranintl- Iran’s nursing organization said on Sunday it would not seek special internet access for its members until restrictions on international internet access were lifted for the public. Iran’s nursing organization said on Sunday it would not seek special internet access for its members until restrictions on international internet access were lifted for the public. The organization said authorities had …

Iranwire – Rozhin Hosseininejad was arrested at her family home in Kerman on January 24 and taken to the city’s prison. According to information received by IranWire, the health of 20-year-old Baha’i detainee Rozhin Hosseininejad in Kerman Prison is in serious danger. The Baha’i Faith is Iran’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, yet it is not recognized by the Islamic Republic. …

iranwire – The Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran has confirmed that several doctors were detained in connection with the recent civil unrest. Mohammad Mirkhani, the Council’s deputy for social and parliamentary affairs, said on Friday, January 30, that doctors were arrested during the January protests. According to Mirkhani, a reliable total count of the detained medical professionals …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Newly obtained reports show a new wave of repressive measures have been targeted against those who provided medical assistance to injured protesters. Security forces have raided homes and clinics, violently arresting doctors and volunteers and damaging or destroying their property. According to various reports received by IHRNGO, security forces have been cracking down on health …