National Doctor's Day

 Iran commemorates Avicenna

In Iran on 22 August On the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of the great Persian scholar and doctor Avicenna, the national doctor's day is celebrated.

Ibn Sina better known in the West as Avicenna, was a great scientist and lexicographer, philosopher, physician, poet, musician, mathematician and Persian physicist who is considered by many to be "the father of modern medicine".

devotes to medicine from the age of 16. He not only learns medical theory, but dedicates himself to free assistance to the sick and discovers new methods of treatment.

His most important works are The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine, also known as Qanun. Avicenna is one of the best known characters in the Islamic world of his time. He became one of the most important medical figures in Europe starting from 1200 thanks above all to the Salernitana Medical School.

The work that made him famous in Europe was "The canon of medicine", which became the most popular medical manual until 1700..

The Cultural Institute of Iran in Rome on the occasion of the celebration of the father of medicine in Iran Avicenna, extends its thanks to all the health personnel of the world who fight in the front line to defeat the Corana Virus, relentlessly.


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Avicenna (980-1037)

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