Aref: Providing Medical Services to 114,000 Pilgrims at the Funeral of the Leader of the Revolution Created a Brilliant Record for the Health System

First Vice President Masoud Pezeshkian thanked health and medical institutions for their performance during the farewell and funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He described their performance as successful and enduring, saying that despite one of the largest public gatherings in history being recorded, no fatal incident occurred. These remarks came after medical services were provided to more than 114,000 people in Tehran, Qom, and Razavi Khorasan provinces.

• Masoud Pezeshkian, the First Vice President, expressed his gratitude to the public and to emergency and medical services.
• He described the performance of health and medical institutions during the farewell and funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as successful and enduring.
• According to Masoud Pezeshkian, the event was managed without any fatal incident.
• Some sources noted that the ceremony set a record as one of the largest public gatherings in world history.
• More than 114,000 people sought treatment at medical centers in Tehran, Qom, and Razavi Khorasan provinces.
• These individuals visited field hospitals, emergency centers, and Red Crescent bases set up along the ceremony routes.
• The necessary health and medical services were provided to them.
• The reason for their visits to medical centers was cited as the hot weather and crowding.
• Some sources described this performance as “a brilliant record for the health system.”. Difference in coverage: All media outlets focused on Masoud Pezeshkian, the First Vice President, and his remarks about the performance of health and medical institutions during Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral procession. ISNA and Etemad newspaper, in addition to direct quotations, referred to further details such as “recording one of the largest public gatherings in world history” and “the reason people visited medical centers (hot weather and crowding).” Jamaran and the IRIB News Agency also highlighted the phrase “a brilliant record for the health system” in their headlines, while other outlets placed greater emphasis on “successful and enduring performance.”