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Children’s hospital in Tehran keeps hopes and smiles alive during war

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 721 words · By Maziar Motamedi
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Children’s hospital in Tehran keeps hopes and smiles alive during war Staff at the Children’s Medical Center organise activities to offer a joyful experience to children in hospital amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.

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What happened

Children’s hospital in Tehran keeps hopes and smiles alive during war Staff at the Children’s Medical Center organise activities to offer a joyful experience to children in hospital amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.

Why it matters

Tehran, Iran – Many Iranian families picnicked outdoors during daylight hours on Thursday for Sizdah Bedar, which marks Nature Day in the Persian calendar, despite the ongoing bombardment by the United States and Israel.

Common ground

Thousands gathered at Pardisan Park, a sprawling complex northwest of Tehran, to spend time with loved ones as holidays for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, came to an end with politicians and commanders ordering more strikes and threatening to escalate attacks.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Staff at the Children’s Medical Center organise activities to offer a joyful experience to children in hospital amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.”
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Wikipedia entries describe unrelated hospitals (Banner University Medical Center Tucson, Kapiolani Medical Center, Philippine Children's Medical Center) with no mention of war-related activities or US-Israeli conflict context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Banner - University Medical Center Tucson (BUMCT), formerly University Medical Center and the University of Arizona Medical Center, is a private, non-profit, 649-bed acute-care teaching hospital locat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banner_University_Medical_Cent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children is a Women's and Children's hospital, It is part of Hawaiʻi Pacific Health's network of hospitals. It is located in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi within the neighb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapiolani_Medical_Center_for_W…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philippine Children's Medical Center is a government-run children's hospital in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The hospital as a government-owned and controlled corporation is attached to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Children's_Medical_…
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Claim 2: “She told Al Jazeera that up to about 400 children were being cared for in the hospital before the war, while less than 100 are now there. The doctor added that some parents have opted to take their children to paediatric facilities in other cities, which may be perceived as being safer at the time that the child needs treatment.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia references to support claims about patient numbers at the hospital.
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Claim 3: “Thousands gathered at Pardisan Park, a sprawling complex northwest of Tehran, to spend time with loved ones as holidays for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, came to an end with politicians and commanders ordering more strikes and threatening to escalate attacks.”
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Wikipedia entry about Tehran's population contains no information about Nowruz celebrations or military strikes at Pardisan Park.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 millio…
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Claim 4: “Dr Zeynab Aalihaghi... said she believes that, at its current state, the hospital is prepared to quickly bounce back to normal activity levels when the war ends.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia references to support claims about hospital preparedness post-war.
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Claim 5: “Dr Zeynab Aalihaghi, another resident organiser of the event at the hospital, said that the facility is not tasked with treating children wounded during the war, but the number of its patients has declined compared to before the war.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia references to support claims about the hospital's treatment capacity during war.
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Claim 6: “Many Iranian families picnicked outdoors during daylight hours on Thursday for Sizdah Bedar, which marks Nature Day in the Persian calendar, despite the ongoing bombardment by the United States and Israel.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia references to support claims about Sizdah Bedar picnics during bombardments.
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Claim 7: “Some danced together to children’s music, along with hospital staff wearing costumes of Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear and characters from PAW Patrol, the popular animation series about brave puppies who work together to safeguard their community.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia references to support claims about Toy Story/PAW Patrol costumes at hospitals.
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Claim 8: “During the Nowruz holidays that started on March 20, children were encouraged to draw and paint, and the artworks were on display on Thursday when their families came to celebrate at the hospital.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia references to support claims about Nowruz artwork displays at hospitals.
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Claim 9: “Kavousi, the other doctor, said the facility faces no shortage of medicine at the moment, and hopes to be able to continue helping children and their families.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia references to support claims about medicine shortages at the hospital.
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