Director General of Office of the Islamic Iranian Traditional Medicine of the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education stated that 20 traditional medicine health centers have been established in medical universities of the country in the past few years.

According to WEBDA, on the margins of the closing ceremony of the Conference on Health System in Islam in Mashhad, Dr. Mohammad Khoda Doost pointed to the mandatory 3-credit traditional medicine course for all the medical fields as one of the other measures taken in the past few years and added that the ground for the development of traditional medicine in the health system is now prepared.

He added that traditional medicine is now being taught to community health workers, specialists, and practitioners in the most peripheral levels including health networks, health houses, and 10 universities around the country.

Director General of Office of the Islamic Iranian Traditional Medicine of the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education stated that 400 organizational levels, titled “Office of Natural and Traditional Products of Traditional Medicine”, have also been designed.

He added that entry of traditional medicine approved services into the network system of primary health care is among the other plans being implemented.

He added that regarding the 10-year life of traditional medicine, major advances have been made so far in the regeneration of traditional medicine in Iran.

Dr. Khoda Doost added that since 1951 AD, the Chinese government has been obliged to develop traditional medicine besides modern medicine and that 50 percent of medical and health care services are now being delivered within the framework of traditional medicine.

He stated that the Prudence and Hope Government is seriously pursuing traditional medicine-related affairs. A number of terms and conditions have been specified in coordination with the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, medical universities, and the Herbalists’ Guild so that not everybody is allowed to prescribe herbal medicines or open a relevant store, which require completing certain courses.

The Conference on Health System in Islam, emphasizing Razavi teachings, began on April 19^th this year by the Traditional and Complementary Medicine School of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and in partnership with Al-Mustafa Al-alamia University, Ferdowsi University, and the Islamic Propagation Office of Mashhad and ended on April 22^nd.