January 23, 2003

Iranian primary care produces big results Hamid Sadeghipour, vice chancellor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, talked at the Harvard School of Public Health about health care changes that have produced great results in Iran. "Iran is an important place for us to have greater ties and greater communication," said Harvard School of Public Health Dean Barry Bloom. "We have a great deal to learn from the experience in Iran, especially over the last 10 years." (Staff photo by Kris Snibbe) Full story

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