title: In commemoration of Haj Mohammad Nemazee (1895-1972): the founder of Nemazee Hospital in Shiraz.
abstract: Nemazee Hospital in Shiraz, Fars Province, in southern Iran is a well-equipped modern hospital, which was founded in 1955. It is one of the greatest memorials of a Shirazi beneficent merchant, the late Haj Mohammad Nemazee (1895-1972), who dedicated much of his wealth to charitable affairs in his birthplace. This paper briefly explores the history of the establishment of Nemazee Hospital in Shiraz.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Medical Sciences of the I.R. of Iran, Tehran, Iran. azizi@ams.ac.ir
authors.forename: Mohammad-Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Azizi
authors.forename: Moslem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahadori
authors.forename: Ghanbar-Ali
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Raees-Jalali
mesh_terms: D002608:Charities / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran