Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Ms. Mable Ng’andu, deputy representative for operation, Ms. Zahra Majdfar, Health and Nutrition Officer and Ms. Jeiran Sanavi Kordestani, monitoring focal point from UNICEF country Office Health team paid a field visit to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, on 25-26 July 2023.

The first meeting of the Internationalization Council of the Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (ZAUMS) was held for this year on Monday, 12/06/2023, with the presence of the Chancellor and vice chancellors of the university , a group of managers and a number of heads of schools and deans of hospitals.

Dr. Ghaznavi the chancellor of ZAUMS stated that Zahedan University of Medical Sciences is going through its growing process in the field of science, research, technology and medicine. The review of the scientific productions of ZAUMS shows that this university is among the top 17 universities and medical schools in the country. He continued: based on the January 2023 edition of the webometrics ranking system, ZAUMS has been ranked 17th among 65 medical sciences universities in the country, with one step up compared to July 2022. He continued: fortunately, in the world university ranking, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences has been upgraded 70 times in the January 2023 ranking.

Strengthening mental health service provision was discussed during the visit of Dr. Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Representative in Iran to Zahedan in February 2022. It was agreed that with the financial support from WHO and the Ministry of Interior, a mental health team consisting of psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists and social workers scale up providing a set of free-of-charge mental health services at the Shirabad Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) also known as SERAJ center, located in outskirts of Zahedan, for the population residing in this area of more than 80 thousands.

Dr. Mohammad Arish, subspecialist in neuro-ophthalmology of Al-Zahra (S) Hospital, Zahedan, Iran, was elected as a professional qualification model at the 15th Professor Shamss Foundation Ophthalmology and Visual Science Festival.

The first meeting of blood transfusion directors of G5 member countries, namely Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan plus the World Health Organization, and the 25th meeting of senior experts of G5 member countries in the field of health was held in Tehran, I.R. of Iran from February 14th to February 15th, 2023.

In pictures: Zahedan University of Medical Sciences participating in the 26th G5 high level expert meeting on Health Cooperation

In a video conference meeting held with health officials of Balkh Province, Afghanistan, on February 6, 2023, the Chancellor of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, while referring to the history of the university and the existing infrastructure in Sistan and Baluchestan Province’s Health System, said: "There is a very high capacity for the boosting of public health, treatment and educational cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan."