Iranians with gunshot wounds or broken bones do not go to state hospitals. They have to fear being arrested there. The regime generally suspects them of having taken part in protests. For this reason, the nonpartisan organization ParsiMed provides help from Germany. It offers medical consultations via video calls.
People of Iranian background working in healthcare professions founded ParsiMed in Germany three years ago. The humanitarian and medical initiative “emerged from the spirit of the revolutionary movement ‘Woman, Life, Freedom,’” as ParsiMed writes on its website.
Doctors Helping in Iran Put Their Livelihoods at Risk
ParsiMed members advise trusted doctors or family members of injured people in Iran via video calls – after the internet shutdown imposed by the regime, also via satellite connections. From afar, they tell them what can be done to treat injuries. These mainly include gunshot wounds, for example from pellet ammunition, fractures and bruises caused by batons, and the effects of tear gas attacks. The ParsiMed network must act very cautiously, because medical professionals in Iran put their livelihoods at risk if they help protesters.
For more information about ParsiMed and its goals, see:
https://parsimed.org
ENT specialist Shabnam Fahimi-Weber from Essen is one of the founders of ParsiMed. Among others, the Tagesschau has reported on her and the organization’s work. See:
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/iran-proteste-deutschland-aerzte-100.html
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