On Wednesday, February 24th, the 30th meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Academies was held. Dr. Eshaq Jahangiri, First Vice President of IR Iran and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, presided at the meeting.
The attendees comprised Minister of Health and Medical Education, Minister of Science, Research and Technology, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and the presidents of the four Iranian academies.
In this meeting, Dr. Jahangiri stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has had health, economic, cultural, political and social consequences. As a result, the Academies should study the dimensions of and develop strategies for dealing with this disease.
Referring to the report of the Academy of Medical Sciences on COVID-19, Dr. Jahangiri stressed the support of all sectors of the measures taken by the above ministry for confronting the spread of the disease.
Then, the presidents of the four Academies reported on their activities and the five-year plans of their own academies.
