Iran among top 20 Nations Producing Medicines with High-Tech
"Iran is among the 20 countries in the world that produce medicine," Food and Drug Administration Head Bahram Daraei said.
"With the help of young pharmacists, we managed to produce 98% of the medicines we need," the official added.
Daraei further pointed to the US unilateral and illegal sanctions on Iran including the country's health sector and meantime praised the medical system designed by the government to manage drug distribution in the country that has decreased medicine trafficking.
In 2015, Iran and six world states — namely the US, Germany, France, Britain, Russia, and China — signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which was ratified in the form of UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
However, the US under former President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out of the JCPOA in May 2018 and reinstated the anti-Iran sanctions that had been lifted by the accord.
The Trump administration also launched what it called a maximum pressure campaign against Iran, targeting the Iranian nation with the “toughest ever” sanctions.
Although Trump failed to reach its professed goals with his maximum pressure campaign, the sanctions have badly hurt the Iranian population.
The sanctions, preserved under the Joe Biden administration, have restricted the financial channels necessary to pay for basic goods and medicines.
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