Statement by UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on World AIDS Day, 1 December   World AIDS Day focuses our attention both on successes, and on those whose needs remain urgent and unmet. Although successful strategies have halved AIDS-related deaths since 2004 and increased access to treatment for those living with...Read More

 Iranian woman chess player Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, also known as Khadem, has moved 11 spots up in the latest FIDE (World Chess Federation) ratings, sitting in the 19th place. With 2470 points, Iranian grandmaster gained the rank of 19th in the standard women’s section in the December ratings of FIDE. Yifan Hou and Wnjun Ju of...Read More

Iranian female football team ranked 2nd in 2018 CAFA Women’s Championship held in Uzbekistan. The 2018 CAFA Women’s Championship was the first edition of the CAFA Women’s Championship, an association football tournament for women’s national teams from the Central Asian Football Association. It was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on November 23- December 1. In its...Read More

The vice president of Iran for Women and Family Affairs emphasized on Iran’s role in different women and family issues at the international level.  The vice president of Iran for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar in an exclusive interview with Iran Press News Agency on the sideline of an Inter-generational Dialogue Consensus Meeting, said:...Read More

 The Ministry of Health has announced plans to screen a wide range of common and rare genetic disorders under “the social genetic project”, ISNA reported on Saturday. According to Ashraf Samavat, the ministry’s genetics department head, the project aims to expand genetic screening services all over the society, so all the people can benefit from...Read More

Those active about 2.5 hours a week had 25 percent lower disease risk than those who weren’t. Joining a gym or walking or bicycling, or any other moderate activity that one enjoys, can be enough to reduce your risk of heart disease. Jose Luis Pelaez/Corbis Younger women who exercise just 2.5 hours a week may cut their...Read More

 Iranian women’s football team finished its third game against Tajikistan in Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) tournament with decisive 4-1 victory. In the continuation of the CAFA tournament which is underway in Uzbekistan, Iran rallied against Tajikistan, taking advantage of a number of attacks, that took place in the second half, and won the game...Read More

Iran developed the technology to produce vaccines for treating brain and breast cancers thanks to efforts by domestic researchers and experts, said the managing director of an Iranian new technology-based firm (NTBF). Norouz Dalirzh, whose institute has been operating in the field of producing vaccines for brain and breast cancer since two years ago, told...Read More

Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for EMRO: This year, we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of World AIDS Day, on December 1, an annual event marked by countries around the world to advocate for more concerted action to prevent HIV and provide those who are living with HIV the lifesaving treatment they need in a...Read More

The referral of patients from their family physicians to specialists, called “referral scheme” will be applied in 10 provinces by the end of the current Iranian calendar year in March 2019. The scheme is currently being implemented in 6 provinces including Golestan, East Azarbaijan, Gilan and Khorasan Razavi. The announcement was made by Qasem Janbabai,...Read More