Hossein Hemmati, head of the Health Ministry’s Quran and Etrat Center made the announcement in an interview with IQNA, adding that the center is set to be launched in 2015.
He also said that members of the Quranic Studies and Medicine Committee have been selected and that the committee will work for the establishment of the center.
Hemmati said the main mission of the committee is preparing a comprehensive road map for the field of Quranic studies and medicine and determine the objectives of the field.
He noted that the committee will also coordinate research activities on Quran and medicine in the medical universities across the country.
Head of the Health Ministry’s Quran and Etrat Center went on to say that the Quran and Etrat activities of medical universities are carried out in five regions in the country.
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