Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)

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  • BRICS welcomes Iran’s proposal on NCD 2024-10-14 14:50

    BRICS welcomes Iran’s proposal on NCDs

    TEHRAN –Attending the 14th meeting of BRICS Ministers of Health, Alireza Raeisi, the deputy health minister, proposed adopting a child-centered, rather than adult-centered, approach in addressing non-communicable diseases, which was well received by BRICS member states.

  • National health campaign underway 2023-12-24 15:43

    National health campaign underway

    The first phase of a national health campaign started on November 11 with the aim of reducing deaths caused by non-communicable diseases.

  • NCDs account for 83% of mortalities: official 2023-11-14 15:04

    NCDs account for 83% of mortalities: official

    TEHRAN –A significant percentage of deaths, almost 83 percent, in the country are caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs), according to an official with the Ministry of Health.

  • National health campaign kicks off to curb deaths from NCDs    2023-11-11 16:29

    National health campaign kicks off to curb deaths from NCDs   

    TEHRAN –The first phase of a national health campaign started on Saturday with the aim of reducing deaths caused by non-communicable diseases.

  • WHO praises Iran for combating respiratory diseases 2022-06-26 16:48

    WHO praises Iran for combating respiratory diseases

    TEHRAN – Iran is one of the four countries that have a well-developed program to combat the epidemic of respiratory diseases, World Health Organization Consultant Gina Samaan has said.

  • Health Ministry receives UNIATF award 2021-11-22 16:31

    Health Ministry receives UNIATF award

    TEHRAN – The Ministry of Health has won the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of NCDs award (UNIATF 2021).

  • دیابت 2021-09-14 16:37

    Diabetes accounts for 8.5% of health care costs

    TEHRAN – Over 8.5 percent of the total health expenditures of the country are spent on diabetes, Baqer Larijani, head of the Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, has stated.