EghtesadOnline: Japan International Cooperation Agency signed a grant aid agreement worth up to 1.53 billion yen ($10.7 million) with Iran’s Health Ministry in Tehran on Monday to help Iran improve its medical equipment.

EghtesadOnline: A delegation from Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Health visited Iran last Sunday within the framework of a memorandum of understanding on joint cooperation in the field of healthcare, medicine and medical equipment between the ministries of health of the two countries.

EghtesadOnline: Iran exported $17 million worth of medical devices during the fiscal 2016-17, registering an 18% increase year-on-year, an official with Iran Trade Promotion Organization said.

EghtesadOnline: The Health Ministry issued a directive to state hospitals over a decade ago obligating them to purchase domestic medical equipment, leading to a decrease in imports as a result, the head of Iran’s Food and Drug Administration said.

EghtesadOnline: Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi said on Tuesday that export volume of Iran's medical equipment and vaccine to other world countries became two fold and its value hit $200 million.