TEHRAN – The representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Iran has visited the stem cell transplant ward of the Children’s Medical Center.
Emphasizing the need to increase the capacities of this center, Robin Nandy expressed UNICEF’s readiness to cooperate with the Children’s Medical Center in various fields, IRNA reported.
Nandy hailed the commitment and expertise of the staff and the advanced services provided to children with cancer, primary immunodeficiencies, and metabolic diseases.
“We can cooperate in four areas, including empowering the medical staff to provide better services, technical and equipment support, providing necessary data-x-items that are not available to the hospital due to sanctions, and also exchanging experiences and conducting joint research and innovations between the Children’s Medical Center and other countries,” he noted.
Amir Ali Hamidieh, the head of the the stem cell transplant ward of the Children’s Medical Center, referred to sanctions against Iran and their impact on the health sector.
“We planned this visit because of the sanctions targeting children so that we can solve the problems of sick children coming to this center,” he stated.