Following earthquake at certain parts of Fariman City, Population, Family, and School Department in Deputy for Health at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences sensitively monitored the process of caring pregnant women and children under six years, as well, WEBDA reported.

Head of the department Hamed Ghazavi, PhD, said, “In order to protect families’ health in the affected areas, specifically mothers and children who are at the risk of serious injury, health groups are continuing their permanent cares.”

In the primary hours of the earthquake, certain health groups were dispatched to the areas.

“Distributing milk powder, contraception items, supplement stuff for pregnant females and children, and Vitamin D3 for the middle-aged and old people, also doing vaccination, dispatching psychologists and psychotherapists to the areas to normalize the conditions and to control negative thoughts, and finally distributing health stuff for females were some measures taken by Family Health Management Department.”