The Correspondence on Pasteur Institute of Iran on The Lancet cover page

Dear supporters,

We are proud and grateful to share an important update: our Correspondence on the Pasteur Institute of Iran has been on the cover page of The Lancet  issue 10542 printed of May 16, 2026. 

This is a meaningful moment because it brings further international attention to the importance of the Pasteur Institute of Iran and its long-standing role in public health, vaccine production, diagnostics, epidemic response, and regional health security.

We are sincerely thankful to The Lancet for highlighting this issue, and to all colleagues, supporters, and signatories who helped raise awareness through this petition.

Your support has helped amplify the message that scientific and public health institutions must be protected and restored, beyond politics and conflict.

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