The Iranian government has implemented a new measure to provide free medical services to children under the age of seven in all state-run healthcare centers nationwide [ab17bd6e]. This initiative, which was approved a few months ago, aims to achieve justice in health for all Iranians and is in line with the law on family and youth support [ab17bd6e]. The services covered by this measure include outpatient care, hospitalization, emergency care, examinations, laboratory tests, imaging, rehabilitation, and screening [ab17bd6e]. Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi emphasized that medical treatment for children is considered a basic service and that no child should be deprived of treatment due to their family's financial situation [ab17bd6e]. He also highlighted that Iran has a child vaccination rate of about 99 percent [ab17bd6e].
This recent development sheds light on Iran's commitment to providing healthcare services to its citizens, particularly children, despite facing economic sanctions [ab17bd6e]. It demonstrates the government's efforts to ensure that all Iranians have access to essential medical care, regardless of their financial circumstances [ab17bd6e].
However, amidst the challenges in the health sector, an investigation has been launched into a contaminated dialysis solution produced by Samen Pharmaceutical Company, which is owned by the US-sanctioned Astan Quds Razavi conglomerate controlled by Ali Khamenei's office [cfcf1a2f]. The peritoneal dialysis solutions have been found to be contaminated with aluminum, leading to adverse effects and fatalities among dialysis patients [cfcf1a2f]. The Iran Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) has issued an order to halt the distribution and use of the contaminated solutions [cfcf1a2f].
This investigation comes at a time when there are reports of scarcity and rising costs of medications in Iran, as well as corruption in the pharmaceutical sector [cfcf1a2f]. The government continues to finance armed militias in the Middle East despite the challenges in the health sector [cfcf1a2f].