The destruction of equipment and instruments inside the departments and laboratories has critically affected the public health-related services provided by this historic national institution.
The Pasteur Institute of Iran is located in downtown Tehran and spans over 24000 square meters. The campus includes 13 National Reference Laboratories, three Collaborating National Reference Laboratories, eight Public Health Laboratories, 23 Research Departments, two WHO-Collaborating Centers, three Biobanks, three Research Networks Secretariats, three Research Centers, one Vaccination Unit, and one Food & Drug Administration-Approved Laboratory. Thanks to precautionary measures, the main activities of the Pasteur Institute of Iran will be continued.
Established in 1920, the Pasteur Institute of Iran is the eleventh-oldest Pasteur Institute inside the global Pasteur Network. The Pasteur Network, with 33 members across the world, has been at the forefront of combating infectious diseases for over a century.
During its glorified history, the Pasteur Institute of Iran has been a pioneer of productions of various vaccines and detection kits, as well as the establishment of specific detection laboratories, based on the genuine needs of society. It has also been on top of controlling diseases such as smallpox, cholera, plague, recurring fevers, rabies, tuberculosis, hepatitis, viral hemorrhagic fevers, and COVID-19 while monitoring emerging and re-emerging diseases.
Moreover, by training specialists in domains of basic sciences, public health, detection of Infectious diseases, and vaccine production, the institute has played a significant role in the advancement of science and expertise of the public health workforce of the country.
