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Foreign university students provided with safe, secure accommodation
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (119+ words) Foreign university students provided with safe, secure accommodation'Tehran Times Foreign university students provided with safe, secure accommodation TEHRAN " Foreign university students residing in the country have been provided with safe and secure accommodation, an official with the Organization for Foreign…...
Welfare Organization, UNICEF discuss ways to boost ties
3+ week, 4+ day ago (408+ words) TEHRAN " The head of the Welfare Organization, Javad Hosseini, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) ad interim Representative in Iran, Monika Oledzka Nielsen, have explored the potential to expand cooperation, particularly regarding children aged below 18. During the Saturday meeting,…...
Intl. congress on vaccine, vaccination slated for April
3+ week, 5+ day ago (602+ words) TEHRAN " Razi Vaccine and Serum Production Research Institute will hold the first international congress on vaccine and vaccination (ICVV) from April 22 to 23 in Tehran. Themed "One Health, United Pioneers via Innovative Vaccine Ecosystem for a Safe Future, the congress is organized…...
Second round of polio vaccination to kick off by mid-February
3+ week, 6+ day ago (404+ words) TEHRAN " The supplementary phase of the national immunization campaign for polio eradication, using domestically produced vaccines, will be carried out from February 14 to 16, targeting some 700,000 children under the age of five. The first phase of the national immunization campaign was…...
National youth week being marked
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (617+ words) TEHRAN " The national youth week is being held from January 31 to February 6 across the country with the theme of "young Iran, towards a healthier life. Each day of the week focuses on a specific topic as follows. Saturday, January 31, "lifestyle…...
Malnutrition among children under five drops by 42%
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (421+ words) TEHRAN " Thanks to the effective implementation of the national child care nutrition program, the prevalence of malnutrition among children under the age of five has decreased by 42 percent in the country, the deputy health minister, Alireza Raeisi, has said. Highlighting…...
UNICEF provides Iran with PCV, Pentavalent vaccines for children
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (493+ words) TEHRAN " The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, has delivered two shipments of vaccines, including the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) and the Pentavalent vaccine, to immunize approximately 1.5 million children across the country against deadly…...
World Youth Skills Day underlines empowering youth through AI, digital skills
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (670+ words) TEHEAN " Marked annually on July 15, the World Youth Skills Day 2025 underscores youth empowerment through AI and digital skills to help them thrive in the future. As the Fourth Industrial Revolution reshapes economies through Artificial Intelligence (AI), Technical and Vocational Education…...
Experts discuss ways to strengthen national immunization program
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (704+ words) TEHRAN " Participating in a consultative workshop, national experts and international partners explored the potential to promote the country's immunization programmes. The two-day workshop to develop Iran's National Immunization Strategic Plan was held from 9"10 June 2025 at the National Institute for Health…...
UN warns of surge in acute malnutrition among Gaza’s young children
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (230+ words) More than 2,700 children below the age of five in Gaza have been diagnosed with acute malnutrition, marking a steep increase in the number of children suffering from the serious medical condition since screening in February, the United Nations reports, according…...