Health in Iran: The Untold Story

This animation is about the Syyhat Hospital and its adjacent educational facilities in Iran, which were built under the instructions of Abdu’l-Baha and run by American doctors who brought women's health care and Western medicine to Iran.

In spite of all the great medical achievements in the West at the turn of the 20th century, Iran was still deeply immersed in a fog of superstition and fanaticism, and modern medicine was still looked at with distrust as almost 98% of the population was illiterate. While researching about the first Western-style hospitals in Iran, filmmaker Flavio Azm Rassekh found that an important part of Iran's history had been erased from the 20th century, namely, the Syyhat Hospital and its adjacent educational facilities, so he decided to bring this history back through this short animation.

This film was made by Flavio Azm Rassekh in collaboration with PersianBMS (https://persianbahaimedia.org/) and Ganje Penhan (https://ganjepenhan.com/).

You can watch the Persian version of this animation here:    • Health in Iran: The Untold Story (Per...  

And watch more by Flavio Azm Rassekh here:

Breaking the Chains: The Story of the Girls Schools in Iran: https://bit.ly/3E8Yovu

Through Their Eyes - Meeting Abdu'l-Baha: https://bit.ly/3EbAOxQ

Also, check out the ‘Hope From Iran’ trilogy of short films by Flavio Azm Rassekh available in English and Persian as well: ‘Hope From Iran’ playlist: https://bit.ly/3Dqekts

Learn more about Abdu'l-Baha and the commemoration of the Centenary of His passing here: https://bit.ly/3jkV0WX