Trump’s sanctions, inflation and a collapsing economy leaves Iran’s sick exposed
Pharmacies report shortages in nearly 800 medicines as patients with chronic illnesses cut doses or turn to less effective generics.
- In Tehran, 35-year-old Sima faces severe medicine shortages while searching for lifesaving kidney medication, as shortages across Iran force patients to cut doses or postpone doctor visits.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced last month that the US would tighten license rules, adopting a "presumed denial" stance on trade applications designed to add pressure on Iran amid diplomatic stalemate.
- More than 18,000 private pharmacies face a $300 million insurance debt crisis, with Iranian Pharmacists Association head Shahram Kalantari reporting last month that shortages affect almost 800 medications due to rising costs.
- Israeli airstrikes earlier this year damaged more than 40 pharmaceutical companies and distributors, including the historic Pasteur Institute; The Lancet reported the attacks flattened crucial reference laboratories for genomic surveillance and disease research.
- Cancer patients, including one 55-year-old, are selling household assets to afford overpriced medication, while patients report that "Everyone says were brave" but bravery offers little comfort facing economic hardship.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kang Hoon-sang = As medical supplies become scarce due to U.S. sanctions and the resulting skyrocketing prices, severely ill and chronic patients in Iran are being driven to the brink...
Trump’s sanctions, inflation and a collapsing economy leaves Iran’s sick exposed
By Mostafa Salem, Leila Gharagozlou, Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — When 35-year-old Sima walked into a Tehran pharmacy, her eyes raced across the shelves behind the counter, searching for the box that would keep her kidneys from failing. Without it, she was running out of time.She finally found the medication in the seventh pharmacy she
The Iranian Ministry of the Interior has described the sharp rise in prices in the country as worrying.
CNN: US sanctions and rising prices deepen Iran’s healthcare crisis
Sanksionet amerikane, inflacioni i lartë dhe problemet ekonomike po rëndojnë gjithnjë e më shumë sistemin shëndetësor të Iranit, duke e bërë më të vështirë për pacientët sigurimin e ilaçeve. Sipas një analize të CNN, mungesat dhe rritja e çmimeve po detyrojnë disa pacientë të ulin dozat, të shtyjnë [...] Read More...
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