Razi Institute, A Hundred Years of Honor in Iranian Health

Document Type : Review Article

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Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), P.O. Box 31975-148, Karaj, Iran.

10.32592/ARI.2025.80.SpecialIssue.1

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In 1925, the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute was established due to the rinderpest outbreak in Iran. This institute, which is currently located in the city of Karaj, has various departments for the production of biological products for humans, livestock, and poultry, research departments in the field of developmental research and basic and applied veterinary research, diagnostic departments for diagnosing diseases and isolating pathogens, as well as educational departments for holding domestic, national and international courses and also holding various postgraduate education levels.
Currently, the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute is on the verge of its centenary, and during a century of activity and service to the community''s health, the institute''s researchers have provided valuable services in line with its organizational duties.
The mission of the Razi Institute is to contribute to the public health of the human and livestock communities of the country through the eradication and control of livestock, poultry and human diseases by producing biological products, veterinary research and research and diagnosis of many animal and common diseases and the isolation of pathogenic agents in specialized laboratories and national and international reference laboratories, publishing reputable international journals, expanding production and research throughout the country through branches of this institute throughout Iran, controlling the quality of all domestic and imported biological products at the institute and country levels, holding training courses, seminars and training students at educational levels, research and scientific research on biological products and related topics, and producing technical knowledge at the institute, country and regional levels which has served well in these matters over these many years.

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Archives of Razi Institute
Volume 80, Special Issue - Serial Number 1
Special Issue_ 100th Anniversary
2025
Pages 1-9

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