Hospital workers who acquired the imaging tools are being skilled on methods to use it. Photo: WHO/WHO Iran
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 6 November 2023 – WHO, in partnership with the World Bank and Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, is main a transformative effort to reinforce entry to healthcare within the Islamic Republic of Iran. Under the Iran COVID-19 Emergency Response Project – Additional Funding (ICERP-AF), WHO is overseeing the deployment of state-of-the-art medical imaging tools to 65 public hospitals in 31 provinces.
As a part of this effort, 42 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines, 15 Computed Tomography (CT) scanners and 14 Angiography techniques are being provided to hospitals, marking a serious milestone within the ongoing struggle towards COVID-19. The effort is aimed toward strengthening the nation’s medical infrastructure and assembly the surging demand for diagnostic and therapy providers.
WHO, in collaboration with the Economic Coordination Center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, has delivered 27 MRI machines to designated amenities as of October 31, 2023. An further 814 machines shall be offered to 165 laboratories throughout the nation, reflecting WHO’s dedication to strengthening healthcare capacities throughout the nation.
In specific, WHO carefully displays the set up, coaching and handover processes to make sure they adhere to the best requirements. To date, 9 MRI machines have accomplished the handover course of and are prepared for sufferers, with the coaching and handover course of ongoing for an additional 5 machines.
The mission additionally consists of the supply of superior CT scanners. Two 256-slice CT scanners have been delivered, one to a hospital in Tehran and the opposite to a hospital in Mashhad. One of the machines has already been handed over and is operational. Ten 128-slice CT scanners have additionally been imported into the nation, of which six have been put in, skilled and handed over. Training for the remaining 4 is at the moment underway.
The initiative additionally addresses the pressing want for angiography machines. Six angiography machines have been imported and are at the moment being delivered to host hospitals. Once put in, these machines will additional broaden the diagnostic capability of the well being system.
The tools was chosen primarily based on a complete analysis that took under consideration the elevated demand for diagnostic tools through the COVID-19 emergency, the depreciation of present tools, and the complexity of COVID-19 associated ailments. The chosen hospitals are primarily situated in city areas and are strategically positioned to serve a large community of sufferers throughout the nationwide medical referral system.
The distribution of medical tools to designated hospitals was primarily based on quick wants within the wake of COVID-19, with a concentrate on impoverished areas and prioritizing the supply of specialised workers with the experience to function complicated tools.
This groundbreaking initiative underscores WHO’s efforts in collaboration with the World Bank and the Government of Iran to strengthen Iran’s healthcare infrastructure and guarantee entry to superior diagnostic and therapy providers for all its residents, a essential step within the ongoing struggle towards COVID-19 and in getting ready for future well being challenges.