Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Premarital screening can detect carriers of these diseases so that at-risk couples can be identified and advised about the possibility of bearing affected children. During last year, 52 babies with Beta thalassemia major have been prevented from being born in Zahedan by providing counseling and education services.

A four-day sub-national polio immunization campaign started from January 6 to January 9, 2024 where drops will be administered to children of less than 5 years of age to keep the disease at bay. The campaign has been planned to vaccinate over 22 thousand children under the age of five living in Sistan and Balouchestan Province.

Dr. Mohsen Barooni, Director of the Network Management Center, Iran’s Ministry of Health, said at the Behvarz Day commemoration ceremony that was held in Zahedan: “Behvarz (rural healthcare workers) training program is a successful model for providing primary health care services in rural areas. This program has played an important role in reducing maternal mortality and children mortality, controlling communicable and non-communicable diseases and improving health status [of people residing in rural areas]”.

A study conducted in Romania has revealed that individuals exposed to phubbing—ignoring someone in favor of a mobile phone—tend to experience greater loneliness and psychological distress. This research suggests that loneliness may partially mediate the relationship between perceived phubbing, life satisfaction, and psychological distress. The study was published in BMC Psychology.

The unveiling of the world's first incubator equipped with the ability to recognize the behavior of premature infants took place at the Research Week Exhibition, with the presence of the Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, by the members of the scientific faculty of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences.

"In the past five years, we have had 720 live births through IVF and over 1,000 live births following other treatment methods, including IUI, medical treatments, laparoscopy, and hysteroscopy, at the Mowlood Infertility Treatment Center."