[caption id="attachment_124576" align="alignright" width="176"] Directely Observed Treatment Short Courses (DOTS) visiting family members and close contacts with TB cases[/caption] Iran is facing a number of major public health problems, which are directly endangering the health and survival of Iranian citizens and children. Some of these are related ...

Geneva/New York, July 10, IRNA -- As world leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly to assess efforts made since 2011 in controlling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, the new WHO NCD Country Profiles 2014 show progress has been insufficient and uneven. IRNA reporter in Geneva ...