INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - All the indicators of health and treatment have made substantial progress after the Islamic Revolution, and now Iran is among the
prominent countries in this field, the deputy health minister has said.Health is one of the areas that got an excellent dive after the
Islamic Revolution, ISNA estimated Saeed Karimi as saying
There were Indian and Bangladeshi medical professionals in Iran who did not even understand our language properly, and patients had to
inform the medical professional about their illness with their body movement in order to get medicine, Karimi discussed
Today we see that the nearby countries desire Iranian doctors and wish to use the capability of our physicians
It must be noted that in the early years of the Revolution, even for a cataract, which is a regular ophthalmic operation, the client was
sent out abroad, but now clients from abroad come to Iran for the most sophisticated surgeries, he highlighted
At the beginning of the Revolution, there were just 56,000 hospital beds, and now we have 156,000 medical facility beds, he
noted.Meanwhile, there were simply 7 thousand professionals, and now there are 70 thousand specialists and sub-specialists in the country,
he added.Therefore, the health indications after the triumph of the Islamic Revolution can not be compared with the conditions before the
Revolution, Karimi said, including that although 40 years have passed, numerous countries have actually not discovered such a leap in their
healthcare.Iran, a leading countryHe went on to state that improvements have been made in the field of life span, and the death rate of
pregnant mothers, kids, and babies has decreased
In Iran, treatment expenses are not very high, and although the quality of the services we provide is high, the costs are not extremely high
One of our strategies is to make the services complimentary once the family doctor plan is settled
Medical tourismIn the field of medical tourist, conditions are great due to the trust that neighboring countries have in the Iranian health
sector, he said.Even Iranians who reside in America and Europe perform their medical procedures in Iran and trust in the nations doctors
At the very same time, infrastructure is needed to broaden medical tourism, he included
Currently, 220 hospitals in the country have the necessary infrastructure to accept medical tourists
The tourist who comes need to be supplied with appropriate lodging, practical transport, and facilities
If these facilities and conditions are readily available, Iran will be at an extremely high level for services and can take excellent steps
in the field of medical tourism, he concluded.In 2005, Family Physician (FP) program was begun, which targeted nearly 25,000,000 people
residing in rural areas, and was piloted in two provinces of Fars and Mazandaran.Based on the program, a physician and a midwife offer
services in rural areas, every 3,300 villagers have a physician and there is a midwife per 5,200 people in villages.Some screenings and
diagnoses relating to the typical cancers of men and women are likewise offered actively and totally free of charge to the rural community
and cities with less than 20,000 people, Rezaei likewise said.People living in villages are covered by totally free insurance coverage and
take advantage of all service bundles without paying, he mentioned, highlighting that all rural care services are free.In October 2021,
World Health Organization (WHO) agent to Iran Jaffar Hussain, said that Irans health system can be a model for other countries in the area,
especially in the field of health and making use of valuable forces such as health care providers.MG
