Mashhad Boasts of 50 Health NGOs

Deputy Chancellor of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Gholam-Hossein Khodaei said that Mashhad boasts of 50 health non-governmental organizations (NGOs), 34 clinics and charity hospitals, 9 public participation councils at hospitals, and more than 6,000 female health volunteers, WEBDA reported.

On the sidelines of CEOs and representatives of health NGOs meeting, Khodaei noted, “Office of Vice President for Social Affairs of the university has begun its activity since more than two month ago following the approval of Health and Medical Education Ministry.”

In this office, Public Participation Management and Health Social Factors Management along with Health and Food Security Workgroup are active.

“Two NGOs and health benefactors are active in Public Participation Management. The meeting held for Cancer Week featured an informing program on cancer,” he maintained.

The program’s goal is to promote public health knowledge through a joint venture by NGOs and cultural institutions. It attempts to inform people of special diseases so as their health knowledge increase from 35 percent, according to Khodaei.

“Office of Vice President for Social Affairs of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences is in charge of coordinating health distribution sectors in health and food security framework,” he said, adding, “Accordingly, some meetings on whole meal bread, industrial slaughterhouses and decision-making on using palm oil in food ingredients would be held,” he said.

He added that the office’s role in benefactors’ era, health charities and NGOs is to solidify other health sectors, NGOS, and charities, as well.