TEHRAN (Iran News) – There is no serious shortage of medicine or medical equipment in Iran, Minister of Health Saeed Namaki said. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the health minister said Iran has not faced any severe shortage of medicine although the enemies have waged an economic war against the country. The medicine shortage at […]
TEHRAN (Iran News) – There is no serious shortage of medicine or medical equipment in Iran, Minister of Health Saeed Namaki said.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, the health minister said Iran has not faced any severe shortage of medicine although the enemies have waged an economic war against the country.
The medicine shortage at the present time has dropped to one-third what it used to be last year, Namaki added.
Unveiling plans to inaugurate 1,000 new health and medical projects, he said the Health Ministry has launched the second stage of a grand plan focusing on the prevention of diseases.
In comments in October, Namaki said Iran was exporting pharmaceuticals to countries in Europe, Africa, and Central Asia.
Earlier in September, Secretary of Biotechnology Development Headquarter at the Iranian Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology said Iranian biopharmaceuticals were being exported to major customers like Russia, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Turkey, adding that plans were underway to transfer Iranian biopharmaceuticals technology to Argentina.
The Independent News reported earlier that US sanctions have seriously impacted humanitarian trade with Iran, limiting the import of life-saving medicine into the country and endangering the lives of Iranian patients, according to a new report.
The report conducted by Human Rights Watch says patients in Iran suffering from special and rare diseases, such as cancer and epilepsy, dependent on imported medicine and therefore are suffering from the negative effects of sanctions.
- source : Tasnim, Irannews
