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WHO warns about attacks on Iran health facilities, regional threat

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 655 words · By AFP
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What to know about WHO warns about attacks on Iran health facilities, regional threat

The World Health Organization warned on Friday (April 3, 2026) about "multiple attacks on health" in Iran following an airstrike on a facility in Tehran, and launched an urgent appeal to aid health systems affected in the wider region.

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What happened

The World Health Organization warned on Friday (April 3, 2026) about "multiple attacks on health" in Iran following an airstrike on a facility in Tehran, and launched an urgent appeal to aid health systems affected in the wider region.

Why it matters

"Multiple attacks on health have been reported in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in recent days amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.

Common ground

Follow Iran-Israel war LIVE updates He said the Pasteur Institute, a public health and research centre in the capital, "sustained significant damage and was rendered unable to continue delivering health services" — one of 20 facilities the WHO has confirmed…

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Claim 1: “Mr. Tedros said the Delaram Sina Psychiatric Hospital had also sustained significant damage last Sunday (March 29).”
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Claim 2: “Israel repeatedly attacked hospitals in Gaza during its two-year bombardment of the territory from October 2023, claiming they were being used by operatives from the Iran-backed militant group Hamas.”
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Claim 3: “The Iranian Red Crescent says 307 health, medical and emergency care facilities have been damaged to date in the war.”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — According to the Iranian Red Crescent, 307 health, medical and emergency care facilities have been damaged in the war.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/3/more-than-20-attacks…
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Claim 4: “The WHO cited 116 verified attacks on healthcare in the countries concerned and reported that 'the escalating crisis is sharply increasing the risk of communicable disease outbreaks,' while 'environmental hazards from burning oil depots, white phosphorous bombs and other weapons, compounded by rainfall, pose acute risks such as chemical burns and severe respiratory injuries.'”
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Claim 5: “The Pasteur Institute, a public health and research centre in the capital, 'sustained significant damage and was rendered unable to continue delivering health services' — one of 20 facilities the WHO has confirmed as being targeted.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Louis Pasteur (, French: [lwi pastœʁ] ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pasteur Institute (French: Institut Pasteur, pronounced [ɛ̃stity pastœʁ]) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pasteur Institute of Iran is a medical research center located in Tehran, Iran. The institute is one of the oldest leading research and public health centers in Iran and the Middle East, established i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteur_Institute_of_Iran
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Claim 6: “Mr. Tedros said the WHO was calling for urgent support for health systems affected by the conflict in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, noting the 'mass displacement' of around four million people caused by the war, which has killed more than 3,000 and injured more than 30,000.”
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Claim 7: “One of Iran's largest pharmaceutical companies, Tofigh Daru, which produces anaesthetics and cancer drugs, was attacked on Tuesday (March 31).”
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Claim 8: “The Pasteur Institute of Iran, which has no formal links with the original Pasteur Institute in Paris, is one of the oldest such facilities in Iran, having been founded in 1920.”
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Claim 9: “Iran's Mehr news agency, citing the Iranian Red Crescent, reported a strike on a laser and plasma research facility of the Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran on Friday (April 3).”
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Claim 10: “Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour posted pictures on X on Thursday (April 2) showing a heavily damaged building, with parts of the facility reduced to rubble.”
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Claim 11: “Healthcare facilities are protected locations under the Geneva Conventions, agreed as the rules of war by world powers after World War II.”
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Claim 12: “The United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, claiming the country was rushing towards developing a nuclear weapon, which Tehran has denied.”
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Claim 13: “Israel has targeted the Imam Hossein University and the Malek-Ashtar University, claiming both were being used for military research.”
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Claim 14: “Iran's ISNA news agency reported that the 'services of the Pasteur Institute of Iran have not been interrupted by these attacks', adding that vaccine and serum production would continue.”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran’s ISNA news agency reported that the “services of the Pasteur Institute of Iran have not been interrupted by these attacks”, adding that vaccine and serum production would continue.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/3/more-than-20-attacks…
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Claim 15: “The World Health Organization warned on Friday (April 3, 2026) about 'multiple attacks on health' in Iran following an airstrike on a facility in Tehran.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As for many developing countries, health issues in Iran stem from a variety of reasons: namely, water and sanitation, diet and fitness, various addictions, mental fitness, communicable diseases, hygie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_in_Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Healthcare in Iran is based on three pillars: the public-governmental system, the private sector, and NGOs. The healthcare and medical sector's market value in Iran was almost US$24 billion in 2002 an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva,…
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Claim 16: “Mr. Tedros said the $30.3-million appeal to cover the period March to August would support essential health services and trauma care as well as disease surveillance and early warning systems, mass casualty management and readiness to deal with potential chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear emergencies.”
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Claim 17: “U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran 'back to the Stone Ages', despite international law prohibiting the targeting of civilian infrastructure.”
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Claim 18: “WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X that 'multiple attacks on health have been reported in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in recent days amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.'”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Health Organization (WHO) is a leading organisation involved in the global coordination for mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic within the broader United Nations response to the pandemic. On 5 …
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