The World Health Organization confirmed Monday that medical personnel evacuated a Tehran hospital following explosions in the immediate vicinity, as the agency investigates potential damage to multiple Iranian healthcare facilities.
A WHO representative explained that patients at Gandhi Hospital in Iran’s capital were relocated after nearby blasts caused secondary damage to the medical facility. “We understand patients were moved due to nearby explosions that caused collateral damage to the hospital,” the spokesperson stated.
Reuters received witness accounts on March 1 indicating the hospital sustained damage from Israeli military strikes.
The international health agency is currently attempting to confirm additional reports concerning possible damage at Tehran’s Motahari Hospital, along with emergency medical facilities located in Sarab in Iran’s northwest region and another facility in the western Hamadan province.
These incidents follow the beginning of U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran that commenced on February 28.
The WHO maintains an operational presence in Iran and collaborates with Iranian authorities on health crisis response and disease prevention efforts. The organization routinely investigates attacks on medical infrastructure globally while maintaining neutrality regarding responsibility.
During Monday’s Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Iran’s U.N. representative Ali Bahreini declared that medical facilities had faced “indiscriminate attacks,” though he provided no additional specifics.
