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The Deputy for Development and Health of the Persian Medicine and Complementary Medicine Office of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced: Numerous scientific and research achievements have been made regarding the treatment of COVID-19, and several drugs have obtained the necessary licenses after completing clinical trial phases. Some have even reached the production stage and are available to the public. However, these achievements have not yet been incorporated into the country's pharmaceutical system and the protocols of the Ministry of Health. This festival can help facilitate this process.

According to the news base of Physicians and Law (Palna), Dr. Mozhgan Tansaz, referring to the holding of the Second Persian Medicine Festival on November 10, stated: "The special focus of this festival has been considered COVID-19, so that the measures taken in this area can be introduced to the scientific community. Numerous scientific and research achievements have been made in this regard. Several drugs have obtained the necessary licenses after completing clinical trial phases, and some have even reached the production stage and are available to the public. However, these achievements have not yet been incorporated into the country's pharmaceutical system and the protocols of the Ministry of Health. This festival can help facilitate this process."

She considered the cultural promotion and institutionalization of the motto of lifestyle modification in society as a necessity of the current situation in the country and added: "Persian Medicine is a rich scientific school based on prevention and lifestyle modification, and it encompasses a collection of diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines. Nevertheless, we witness some oppositions and unscientific, untrue statements regarding Persian Medicine, which are mainly due to the lack of proper understanding of this medical school and unawareness of the measures taken in this field."

The Deputy for Development and Health of the Persian Medicine and Complementary Medicine Office of the Ministry of Health said: "These factors, along with the incorrect and unscientific claims of some unqualified claimants, cause the efforts of those who have scientifically entered this field, moving based on evidence and scientific findings, and striving to improve public health, to go unnoticed, and we face a flood of attacks. Whereas, if this medical school were properly introduced, we would encounter fewer such oppositions and incorrect judgments."

Referring to the holding of the Second Persian Medicine Festival in November this year, Tansaz considered it the most important upcoming scientific event and said: "One of the methods for developing Persian Medicine and introducing the position and achievements of this medical school to the entire country and the conventional medical community is holding such events, which can effectively introduce its capacities to everyone."

She emphasized: "This scientific event can be very effective in synergizing scientists and researchers and strengthening the capacities of this field. Gathering all these potentials and introducing them to society increases the motivation of graduates in this discipline. It also leads to the identification of various potentials existing across the country, and even those unfamiliar with or lacking complete knowledge of this medicine become acquainted with this medical school. Consequently, oppositions fade away, and the path for the scientific and logical progress of this medicine becomes smoother."

Referring to the motto of this year's festival, the Deputy for Development and Health of the Persian Medicine and Complementary Medicine Office of the Ministry of Health continued: "One of the most logical, scientific, and practical mottos that could have been chosen for the festival is the motto 'Lifestyle Modification,' because lifestyle modification is the main motto of this medical school. The school of Persian Medicine is based on lifestyle modification and health preservation (Hefz al-Seheh). Incidentally, our pride is that the focus on prevention is far more valuable to us than the focus on treatment. We must all insist on this motto so that, at a much lower cost or even no cost, we can prevent the occurrence of many diseases, especially in a situation where we face unjust sanctions and access to many medicines is practically impossible, very difficult, or costly."

Tansaz stated: "Persian Medicine believes that if prevention takes place, much lower costs are imposed on the entire society and people. Hakim Seyed Esmail Jorjani says in his book Zakhireh Kharazmshahi: 'Medicine is a profession that preserves the health of humans and, when lost, restores it.' In the past, physicians used to receive fees for preventing people from getting sick, not merely for charging them for treating patients."

At the end, she added: "Today, all medical schools have reached the belief that prevention is better than cure. If we can promote this culture so that lifestyle modification is not only the motto of the festival but also the motto of all people and physicians across the country, and conventional medicine physicians also consider prevention as prior to treatment, we will witness an improvement in the health level and quality of life of the people."

According to IRNA, the Second Persian Medicine Festival will be held on November 10, corresponding to World Science Day for Peace and Development. The registration and submission deadline started on July 11 and will continue until September 22, 2021. Interested participants can refer to the Persian Medicine Festival website at http://pmfestival.ir to study the call for papers and register.