Ministry of Health and Medical Education (Iran)

Structure and Organization:

Until 1320, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Under Section 3 of the Budget Reform Act of 1320, which was approved by the National Assembly on November 8, that year, the Office of the Chief Medical Officer became the Ministry of Health

Mission :

Providing health care to all people of the country through the extension and expansion of health, medical and educational services.

Targets :

1. A) Health:
2. Improving the level of health services in the country
3. Developing measures to prevent physical and mental disabilities
4. Increasing the services available in the national health network system
5. Expansion and intensification of hygiene control of public places and centers for the preparation, distribution, sale and storage of foodstuffs
6. Development of environmental health operations in villages
7. Developing activities related to the provision of safe drinking water in the villages
8. Development of dental services in urban and rural areas
9. Improving nutrition for pregnant mothers and lactating women and controlling the growth of children
10. Improving the nutritional quality of the country
11. B) Treatment:
12. Increasing access to health care for the community
13. Adaptation to the levels of public, specialized and sub-specialist treatment services in the country
14. Avoid overdose
15. Providing for the promotion of the scientific level and expertise of physicians and the retraining of the medical community
16. Increase the efficiency of dairy centers and make optimal use of human resources and capacities
17. Providing non-governmental sector participation and investment in investments
18. C) Medical education and research:
19. Strengthening students' cultural aspects and deepening their religious knowledge and Islamic values
20. Increase public participation in education and research development
21. Adaptation of curriculum content of different disciplines to community needs and requirements arising from development of science and technology
22. Improvement of qualitative and quantitative indicators of education especially in postgraduate education
23. Provide equal opportunities for access to training for talented candidates
24. Development of the duties and powers of the trustees of universities and government educational and research institutes
25. Incorporate education with research at all levels of education
26. Improving qualitative and quantitative research indicators