Pakistan’s University of Karachi will host the fifth round of Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP), organised by Mustafa Science and Technology Foundation in a bid to highlight Muslim female scientists’ contribution to the health sector. The four-day event that will kick off on Wednesday February 27 at the University of Karachi will investigate how...Read More

 Fifty percent of Iranian women over the age of 45, and 90 percent over the age of 75, suffer osteoporosis, IRNA quoted Mina Kermani, rheumatologist, as saying on Sunday. Osteoporosis is referred to as the silent epidemic disease of the century, she noted. Currently, 7 million Iranian people suffer osteoporosis, stated Kermani, adding that osteoporosis...Read More

 Women of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan are to be trained in several workshops equipped by Japan. The workshops aim at better training of women living in the deprived areas of the province, IRNA reported. An amount of 75,000 euros has been allocated by Japanese Embassy in Iran to supply equipment used in the workshops....Read More

 Out of the total number of 4,070 knowledge-based companies working in Iran, about 400 companies are established and being managed by women, Zeinab Hamidzadeh presidential advisor for science and technology said here on Sunday. Iran enjoys a brilliant performance for women’s presence in developing knowledge-based economy, IRNA quoted Hamidzadeh as saying. According to the latest...Read More