22 December 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, the WHO Country Office, the UN Resident Coordinator and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran convened to unveil joint strategic priorities in environmental and occupational health. This event, held on 29 November, was the culmination of a visit of an Iranian mission to the WHO Regional Centre for Environmental Health Action. The purpose of this mission, headed by Dr Jafar Jandaghi, the Director-General of the Centre of Environmental and Occupational Health, was to discuss environmental and occupational health and share the country’s experiences, including during COVID-19, with the…