INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2024).Considering the necessity of integrating traditional medicine services in the
health system and covering at least three services by the end of the year, this important issue has been seriously placed on the agenda of
worldwide in the production of science in the field of traditional medicine, and the remarkable achievement will improve in the coming
treatment.It is one of the most ancient forms of traditional medicine
It is grounded in the concept of four senses of humor: phlegm (Balgham), blood (Dam), yellow bile (Safra'), and black bile (Sauda')
The concept of the four senses of humor is based on the teachings of Rhazes and Avicenna in an elaborate medical system.So far, about 30,000
plant species have been identified in the world, with Iran's share of about 8,000 species which is more than the whole of species found in
Europe.The per capita consumption of medicinal plants in Iran is about one kilogram of dried plants, in other words, 83,000 tons of
medicinal plants worth 1.2 trillion rials (around $4 million) are consumed in the country, while in Europe this amount is 900 grams and in
the United States is 2.5 kilograms.Iran Health Insurance Organization, together with the Ministry of Health, provided important and
significant services in different sectors during the past year (March 2022-March 2023).Providing free insurance for low-income families,
paying the medical expenses of infertile couples, providing services to the disabled, supporting patients with rare diseases, and providing
services to foreign nationals have been done in the past year, IRNA reported.The government has adopted policies to identify uninsured
In this regard, the Health Insurance Organization in cooperation and interaction with the Social Security Organization was assigned to
identify uninsured people, who are often from the vulnerable groups of society.Accordingly, some 90 percent of hospitalization costs and
around 70 percent of outpatient treatment costs are covered by insurance.In this regard, by allocating 50 trillion rials (about $100
costs are paid by the government.So far, more than 31 rare and special diseases, including high blood pressure, MS, type 2 diabetes,
hemodialysis, thalassemia, kidney transplant, hemophilia, diabetic retinopathy, type 1 diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and autism, have been
identified in the system of the Health Insurance Organization.Articles on traditional medicineFrom 2006 to 2021, the publication of Iranian
articles in the field of traditional medicine has increased by about ten times, according to data released by the SCImago Journal of
Traditional Medicines.Accordingly, Iran is fourth in the world after China, India, and the United States , IRNA reported.The number of
articles published by the country has increased from 59 in 2006 to more than 500 in 2021.By providing the structure in the Ministry of
Health, and the establishment of traditional medicine colleges in 2006, the number of articles in the field of traditional medicine
increased by about 10 times in 15 years.The Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) put the share of Iranian articles in the field of
medicinal plants and herbal medicine in the world at 5.9 percent.A plan for the integration of Iranian traditional medicine into the health
network is supposed to be implemented in the first phase in 14 faculties and universities of Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences, Mashhad,
Shiraz, Tabriz, Kerman, Yazd, Kashan, Babol, Golestan, Mazandaran, Hamedan, Qom, Fasa, and Isfahan.In case of successful implementation,
other universities in the country will also be encouraged to launch the plan, she said, adding, in the next phases, the integration plan
will be implemented at higher levels and in the field of treatment.Hossein Farshidi, the deputy health minister, has said that one of the
shortcomings of the country's health network system, which has been emphasized a lot in the national development plans, is benefiting from
as the basis of all health services, we may not be able to control the heavy burden of chronic diseases in 50 years.MG
