Iran’s Pasteur medical research centre ‘heavily damaged’ in strike Large parts of the facility, which plays a key role in combating infectious diseases like cholera and Covid-19, have been reduced to rubble https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/irans-pasteur-medical-research-centre-damaged-in-strike/
March 25, Iranian officials reported that several buildings containing equipment and laboratory instruments had been damaged in an air strike, while an earlier strike on March 7 also caused damage. The WHO has recorded 23 attacks targeting healthcare facilities in Iran since February 28. In total, there have been over 1,600 civilians killed, including at least 244 children, since the conflict began, according to data verified by Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA).
#Pasteur Institute of #Iran in #Tehran was focused on infectious diseases, helping to fight #plague, #smallpox, #cholera, rabies, #hepatitisB & #tuberculosis by supporting the development of #vaccines and treatments.
Cause for concern: the potential accidental release of #biological agents.
