TEHRAN – The Iraqi cultural and tutorial advisor in Tehran has referred to as for the growth of well being and medical cooperation with Iran.
“We are more than happy that memorandums of understanding within the subject of well being and better schooling have been signed between Iran’s Ministry of Health and Iraq’s ministries of well being and better schooling,” Yasser Abdulzahra stated.
He made the remarks in a gathering in Tehran with Health Minister Bahram Einollahi.
“While adhering to those agreements, we need to develop cooperation between Iran and Iraq in all areas,” the Iraqi official harassed.
He went on to say that over 80,000 Iraqi college students are learning in Iran, and greater than 40 Iraqi chancellors participated within the Science Week convention held in Mashhad in October 2023, which signifies the shut tutorial relations between Iran and Iraq. “We hope to have the ability to implement the highway map ready by the Ministry of Health of Iran.”
Einollahi for his half stated that cooperation between Iran and Iraq within the subject of well being ought to be limitless.
“We emphasize these interactions to increase and embrace Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon,” the Ministry of Health web site quoted Einollahi as saying.
He went on to say that Iran is able to cooperate with Iraq in any respect ranges together with tutorial coaching or short-term coaching programs and hopes that cooperation will result in assembly the wants of the well being sector in Iraq together with specialist, subspecialist, and fellowship.
Iran, Iraq selling well being diplomacy
In July 2023, Einollahi and his Iraqi counterpart Saleh Al-Hasnawi inked a memorandum of understanding.
The Iraqi official referred to as for importing Iranian know-how and experience in drugs.
“We began registering Iranian drugs in 2003. Thousands of Iraqi college students are learning in Iran in numerous fields,” he added.
Einollahi, for his half, stated that the fifth joint committee for financial cooperation was held two months in the past, with the problem of well being as one of many foremost subjects of dialogue.
“It was determined that the pharmaceutical and medical gear corporations of the 2 nations ought to cooperate extra with one another.”
Earlier this month, Einollahi stated well being diplomacy is likely one of the areas that may deepen relations between nations within the area.
There are many frequent points for cooperation within the subject of well being between nations, he stated, including that the federal government’s technique is to strengthen international coverage, particularly with neighboring nations, IRNA reported.
Einollahi stated in April that many nations within the area are asking Iran for assist with points associated to well being.
In May, Iran hosted the twenty sixth G5 High-Level Experts Meeting on Health Cooperation and the first Healthcare Leadership and Governance Training Program.
G5 nations (Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, plus the World Health Organization) took half within the assembly with the theme of “Joint Work for Solving Joint Health Problems.”
Addressing the opening ceremony, Einollahi referred to the unity and cooperation of the nations within the fields of well being, therapy, and medical schooling as a historic necessity.
Achieving, sustaining, and selling well being isn’t attainable in a regional means and doesn’t occur in an remoted area, however requires the cooperation of nations, particularly neighboring nations, he harassed.
In December 2022, in a gathering in Baghdad, the 2 officers addressed the methods of professor change and Iraqi college students’ use of Iranian medical experiences.
Al-Hasnawi stated {that a} particular working group, consisting of Iranian and Iraqi specialists, to advertise medical cooperation was deliberate to be shaped, and Iran’s medical experiences can be used within the therapy of uncommon and incurable illnesses.
Emphasizing the necessity to develop medical cooperation between the 2 nations, he proposed to make use of Iranian medical gear and provides.
Einollahi additionally introduced that the primary worldwide department of Tehran University of Medical Sciences would open in Karbala.
A gathering was additionally held with the main focus of holding coaching programs centered on the therapy of varied illnesses, together with most cancers, IRNA reported.