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laboratories.During a meeting between Abdul Razak Ahmad, the Malaysian deputy science minister, and Reza Asadifard, an official with the
Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, the two sides discussed ways to share experience in boosting laboratory infrastructure, IRNA
we have the strongest health system in the region in such a way that the health indicators in the Islamic Republic are far ahead of other
Iran is one of the leading countries in this field, Saeed Karimi, the deputy health minister has said.Health is one of the areas that got a
good jump after the Islamic Revolution, ISNA quoted Karimi as saying.It should be noted that in the early years of the Revolution, even for
a cataract, which is a routine ophthalmic operation, the patient was sent abroad, but now patients from abroad come to Iran for the most
sub-specialists in the country, he added.In June 2021, Ahmed al-Mandhari, the World Health Organization director for Eastern Mediterranean
Region, said the Islamic Republic of Iran is a role model for primary health care.For the past four decades, its PHC network has aimed to
ensure that people have timely access to affordable, accessible, and acceptable essential health services, he explained.In October 2021,
World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Iran Jaffar Hussain, said that Iran's health system can be a model for other countries
in the region, especially in the field of health and the use of valuable forces such as healthcare providers.The national budget bill for
