WHO Registers ‘Family Health Program’ as Iran’s Initiative
A WHO European Region official announced that Iran registered its name as the initiator of the ‘Family Health Program’ which was launched in Iran two decades ago and helps people receive quality health care and services.
Iran’s Health Minister Bahram Einollahi, who has attended the summit of the health ministers of member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Kazakhstan, offered a comprehensive report on the achievements of Iran in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical equipment sectors.
He said that the WHO member states have underlined readiness to cooperate with Iran in the fields of medicine and medical equipment.
Iran’s ‘Family Health Program’ initiative was warmly welcomed by the WHO officials and the member states.
Based on the program, every household is in contact with a health caretaker under the program. Instead of going to health centers and hospitals in every case, the citizens are initially referred to family physicians for diagnosis and treatment.
It also covers maternal and child health, as well as the prevention and early treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Iran ranks seventh in the world in the production of medicines needed for certain diseases and is among the top five countries in the world in the production of cochlear implants.
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