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'''Minoo Mohraz''' ({{lang-fa| مينو محرز }}, born 19 January 1946) is an Iranian |
'''Minoo Mohraz''' ({{lang-fa| مينو محرز }}, born 19 January 1946) is an Iranian physician, researcher and [[AIDS]] specialist. She is a full professor (emeritus) of [[Infectious disease (medical specialty)|Infectious Diseases]] at the [[Tehran University of Medical Sciences]] and head of the Iranian Centre for HIV/AIDS. Mohraz has been considered to be Iran's foremost medical expert on [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref name="Williams">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Ian |title=Doctor leads fight against AIDS in Iran |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/17932520/ns/nbc_nightly_news_with_brian_williams/t/doctor-leads-fight-against-aids-iran/#.W0MlGS2B2SM |accessdate=9 July 2018 |work=msnbc.com |agency=NBC |date=5 April 2007 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Mohraz was born in Tehran, Iran, on 19 January 1946. She graduated from [[Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Tehran Medical School]] in 1970 and completed her training in [[public health]] and specialising in infectious diseases in 1973.<ref name="Iran">{{cite web |title=50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Minoo Mohraz |url=https://iranwire.com/en/features/1363 |publisher=IranWire |accessdate=9 July 2018 |date=23 September 2015}}</ref> She became Professor of Infectious Diseases at the [[Tehran University of Medical Sciences]] the same year. |
Mohraz was born in [[Tehran]], Iran, on 19 January 1946. She graduated from [[Tehran University of Medical Sciences|Tehran Medical School]] in 1970 and completed her training in [[public health]] and specialising in infectious diseases in 1973.<ref name="Iran">{{cite web |title=50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Minoo Mohraz |url=https://iranwire.com/en/features/1363 |publisher=IranWire |accessdate=9 July 2018 |date=23 September 2015}}</ref> She became Professor of Infectious Diseases at the [[Tehran University of Medical Sciences]] the same year. |
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Mohraz is an ardent campaigner on behalf of the [[HIV/AIDS]] community in Iran, lobbying politicians and clerics to support awareness campaigns on the disease. In 2001, Mohraz was invited to an interview with [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|Iranian national television]] to spread awareness about sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS. However, her precondition was that her talk should not be censored. During her talk, Mohraz used the word 'condom' live on air, despite the word being banned on broadcasting media.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |last1=Macfarquhar |first1=Neil |title=Condom as a Problem Word: Iran Grapples With a Surge in AIDS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/04/world/condom-as-a-problem-word-iran-grapples-with-a-surge-in-aids.html |accessdate=14 July 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=4 April 2002}}</ref> |
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Mohraz's pragmatic approach towards HIV/AIDS, her secular identity, promotion of public awareness campaigns, and encouraging safer sexual practices led to her becoming a recognised face of the AIDS movement in Iran.<ref>{{cite book |last2=Klot |first2=Jennifer F. |last1=Nguyen |first1=Vinh-Kim |title=The fourth wave : violence, gender, culture & HIV in the 21st century |date=2011 |publisher=[[UNESCO]] |location=Paris |isbn=9789231041587 |page=330 }}</ref> |
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In 2007, Mohraz was considered to be Iran's foremost medical expert on HIV/AIDS.<ref name="Williams"/> She has run a specialised HIV/AIDS clinic at [[Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex]] in Tehran, considered to be the largest such clinic in the country.<ref name="Williams"/> |
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During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in Iran, she was appointed a member of committee to combat coronavirus. On 14 March, Iranian media reported that she had been infected with [[SARS-CoV-2]], the virus that causes [[coronavirus disease 2019]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/14/Iran-Member-of-committee-to-combat-Coronavirus-tests-positive-for-the-virus.html |title=Iran: Member of committee to combat Coronavirus tests positive for the virus |date=14 March 2020 |accessdate=14 March 2020 |publisher=[[Al Arabiya English]]}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Mohraz has contributed to numerous publications. She found that there was a high incidence of male prisoners engaging in sex with other male prisoners in Iranian prisons, greatly increasing the risk of HIV transmission.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chiddy |first1=Sarah |editor1-last=Esack |editor1-first=Farid |title=Islam and AIDS : between scorn, pity and justice |date=2009 |publisher=Oneworld |location=Oxford |isbn=9781851686339 |page=[https://archive.org/details/islamaidsbetween00esac/page/202 202] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/islamaidsbetween00esac/page/202 }}</ref> Under Mohraz's leadership, the Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS developed an [[immunomodulator]] drug (IMOD) composed of seven native Iranian herbs for use as an adjunct medication with [[HAART]] medications in HIV patients.<ref name="Iran"/> |
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Revision as of 17:48, 25 May 2024
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Nationality | Iranian |
Occupation(s) | Physician, researcher, professor |
Known for | AIDS specialist and Infectious disease specialist |
Minoo Mohraz (Persian: مينو محرز, born 19 January 1946) is an Iranian physician, researcher and AIDS specialist. She is a full professor (emeritus) of Infectious Diseases at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences and head of the Iranian Centre for HIV/AIDS. Mohraz has been considered to be Iran's foremost medical expert on HIV/AIDS.[1]
Biography
Mohraz was born in Tehran, Iran, on 19 January 1946. She graduated from Tehran Medical School in 1970 and completed her training in public health and specialising in infectious diseases in 1973.[2] She became Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences the same year.
Mohraz is an ardent campaigner on behalf of the HIV/AIDS community in Iran, lobbying politicians and clerics to support awareness campaigns on the disease. In 2001, Mohraz was invited to an interview with Iranian national television to spread awareness about sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS. However, her precondition was that her talk should not be censored. During her talk, Mohraz used the word 'condom' live on air, despite the word being banned on broadcasting media.[3]
Mohraz's pragmatic approach towards HIV/AIDS, her secular identity, promotion of public awareness campaigns, and encouraging safer sexual practices led to her becoming a recognised face of the AIDS movement in Iran.[4]
In 2007, Mohraz was considered to be Iran's foremost medical expert on HIV/AIDS.[1] She has run a specialised HIV/AIDS clinic at Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in Tehran, considered to be the largest such clinic in the country.[1]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, she was appointed a member of committee to combat coronavirus. On 14 March, Iranian media reported that she had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019.[5]
Research
Mohraz has contributed to numerous publications. She found that there was a high incidence of male prisoners engaging in sex with other male prisoners in Iranian prisons, greatly increasing the risk of HIV transmission.[6] Under Mohraz's leadership, the Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS developed an immunomodulator drug (IMOD) composed of seven native Iranian herbs for use as an adjunct medication with HAART medications in HIV patients.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Williams, Ian (5 April 2007). "Doctor leads fight against AIDS in Iran". msnbc.com. NBC. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b "50 Iranian Women you Should Know: Minoo Mohraz". IranWire. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Macfarquhar, Neil (4 April 2002). "Condom as a Problem Word: Iran Grapples With a Surge in AIDS". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Nguyen, Vinh-Kim; Klot, Jennifer F. (2011). The fourth wave : violence, gender, culture & HIV in the 21st century. Paris: UNESCO. p. 330. ISBN 9789231041587.
- ^ "Iran: Member of committee to combat Coronavirus tests positive for the virus". Al Arabiya English. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Chiddy, Sarah (2009). Esack, Farid (ed.). Islam and AIDS : between scorn, pity and justice. Oxford: Oneworld. p. 202. ISBN 9781851686339.
- HIV/AIDS researchers
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- Physicians from Tehran
- Living people
- Iranian infectious disease physicians
- 20th-century Iranian physicians
- 21st-century Iranian physicians
- 20th-century Iranian women physicians
- 21st-century Iranian women physicians
- Academic staff of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences alumni