Health Minister, Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi, and Japanese Ambassador to Iran, Tamaki Tsukada, in a meeting in Tehran on Sunday, discussed ways to boost cooperation in the field of health.Referring to the health minister’s successful experience in handling Covid-19 outbreak, Tsukada said  Iran can share its expertise and scientific achievements in the field with Japan and help transfer the knowledge to future generations, the health ministry’s website reported.Tsukada went on to say that despite sanctions a number of Japanese companies are ready to develop cooperation in the field of health with Iran. The official stated that Japan wants  Iran to speed up the approval process for Japanese medical equipment to enter the country. “Currently, Japan is funding projects to improve the healthcare system with advanced medical tools”, he noted.“Japan has substantial experience in preventing diseases (like breast cancer),  reducing their prevalence as well as minimizing the costs of treatments. Japan is willing to share these experiences with Iran,” he stressed.The health minister, for his part, welcomed Japan’s proposal for sharing achievements and scientific knowledge on Coronavirus and other diseases, highlighting that in case new epidemics emerge in the world, shared knowledge and experiences can be greatly useful.The official suggested establishing a working group to follow up on transferring knowledge in the field of screening and treating diseases like breast cancer and esophageal cancer, which are prevalent in Iran and Japan, respectively.Zafarqandi lauded the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for donating 50 mammography systems to Imam Hossein (AS) and Arash hospitals in Tehran.He highlighted the enhancement of cooperation between the two countries in the health sector and called for expanding the exchange of medical equipment, as well.  (ICE TEHERAN)

Fonte notizia: Tehran Times