AGP Executive Report

Medicine Supply: Iran has halted vehicle imports to prioritize medicine and other essential goods, as the war disrupts regional trade. Health Cooperation: Officials in Tehran reviewed cooperation between the Economic Cooperation Organization and the World Health Organization. Reproductive Medicine: Iranian researchers reported that laser-assisted hatching improved pregnancy and live-birth rates, offering a potential boost to fertility treatment.

Medicine Access: Iran’s central bank says it is prioritizing foreign currency for medicines and essential goods as the rial has lost nearly 35% of its value since July and annual inflation reached 73.6%. Tehran has also halted vehicle imports to prioritize medicine and other essentials. Yemen’s Health Crisis: Hospitals in Marib, Taiz and along the Red Sea coast are overwhelmed by war casualties, with some treating more than 700 wounded people in a week amid shortages of surgical supplies, oxygen and medicines. Regional Health Cooperation: An Iranian epidemiologist has urged BRICS to create a standing health platform linking universities, researchers, medical groups and companies, with training exchanges among its proposed priorities. Cancer Care: Iran has opened its first cancer diagnosis and treatment center for children.

Medicine Supplies: Iran has halted vehicle imports to prioritize medicine and other essential goods, underscoring pressure on access to basic supplies. Hospital Technology: Five hospitals are set to receive surgical robots, while Iran has also opened its first cancer diagnosis and treatment center for children. Care Under Strain: Reports of equipment failures and hygiene problems in public hospitals in Kermanshah highlight persistent gaps in frontline care. Research: Iranian researchers say laser-assisted hatching improved pregnancy and live-birth rates in a study.

Medical Capacity: Iran plans to equip five hospitals with surgical robots, while the country’s first cancer diagnosis and treatment center for children has opened. Hospital Conditions: Reports of equipment failures and hygiene problems in public hospitals in Kermanshah raise concerns about basic care. Public Health: Iranian authorities say synthetic drug seizures on the Afghan border have quadrupled. Research: An Iranian study found laser-assisted hatching improved pregnancy and live-birth rates.

Hospital Care: Iran plans to equip five hospitals with surgical robots, while reports from Kermanshah describe equipment failures and poor hygiene in public facilities. Cancer Services: Iran has opened its first center dedicated to diagnosing and treating cancer in children. Research: Iranian studies reported promising results from laser-assisted hatching in fertility treatment and examined a native fruit’s potential role in treating heart failure.

Hospital Technology: Iran plans to place five surgical robots in hospitals by the end of the current Iranian year. The FDA says teams will need training, and the country has ordered about $1.85 billion in medical equipment and supplies this year. Children’s Cancer Care: Iran has opened its first cancer diagnosis and treatment center for children, a new dedicated service for young patients. Fertility Research: Iranian researchers report that laser-assisted hatching improved pregnancy and live-birth rates, offering a potential boost to fertility treatment.

Medicine Rules: Iran has circulated an updated list of controlled medicines and substances barred from entry into Iraq, including morphine, methadone, fentanyl and tramadol. Officials warn that a prescription may not secure permission to carry them; the notice does not specify when the rules take effect or how exemptions work. Health Cooperation: Officials in Tehran reviewed ways to strengthen cooperation between the Economic Cooperation Organization and WHO. Medicine Access: Iran says more than 100 pharmaceutical and petrochemical sites were damaged in US attacks, as reports this week highlighted shortages of essential medicines and a growing black market.

Regional Emergency Care: Riyadh hospitals treated hundreds after an airport strike killed 12 and injured 309; Saudi officials called up additional doctors as the airport closure was extended. Iran Health Cooperation: Officials in Tehran reviewed closer cooperation between the Economic Cooperation Organization and WHO. Pressure on Iran’s Health System: Reports this week pointed to medicine shortages and black-market sales, deteriorating conditions in Kermanshah public hospitals, and a severe nursing exodus, with about 5,000 nurses reportedly leaving each year. Iranian officials also said more than 100 petrochemical and pharmaceutical sites were damaged in US attacks.

Iranian Research: Researchers at the University of Kurdistan and Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences found that chlorpromazine can help measure toxic sulfide and thiocyanate in lab tests; the study does not report a clinical treatment. Fertility: Iranian researchers say laser-assisted hatching improved pregnancy and live-birth rates, offering a potential boost to fertility care. Health-System Strains: Reports point to around 5,000 nurses leaving Iran each year and shortages of essential medicines that are pushing some drugs onto black markets. Hospital Safety: Four newborn deaths at a hospital in Meybod have raised concerns about possible infrastructure failures and negligence.

Medicine Access: Shortages of essential drugs are driving a black market in Iran, while an MP has highlighted growing hardship for patients. Health Workforce: Iran is losing about 5,000 nurses a year, deepening staffing pressures across the health system. Patient Safety: Four newborns died at a hospital in Meybod as infrastructure failures and possible negligence came under scrutiny. War Damage: Iranian officials say more than 100 medical and pharmaceutical sites were damaged in US attacks, raising concerns about access to care and medicines. Clinical Practice: An Iranian study found that around four in 10 COVID-19 chest CT scans may have been unnecessary.

Mental Health Access: A report on sanctions’ effects describes an Iranian user whose call to an overseas counselling service was cut off after he disclosed his location, highlighting how restrictions can obstruct access to support. Care Under Pressure: Reports point to medicine shortages, hospital equipment failures in Kermanshah and a staffing crisis, with about 5,000 nurses reportedly leaving Iran each year. Patient Rights: Baha’is are reportedly being denied medical care, while imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi’s health is said to be deteriorating. Pediatric Cancer: Iran has opened its first diagnosis and treatment center for children with cancer. Medical Research: An Iranian study found that four in 10 chest CT scans may have been medically unnecessary, raising questions about appropriate imaging use.

Prisoner Health: Reports say activist Narges Mohammadi’s health is deteriorating in prison; a protester with severe spinal injuries has also reportedly been denied outside medical care. Hospital Safety: Reports of equipment and hygiene failures in Kermanshah’s public hospitals add to concerns after four newborns died at a Meybod hospital amid suspected infrastructure failures and negligence. Staffing and Access: Iran is losing an estimated 5,000 nurses a year as low, delayed wages fuel departures. Separate reports highlight growing hardship affording essential medicines and care.

Hospital Strain: Public hospitals in Kermanshah are facing critical equipment failures and hygiene problems, while a reported loss of 5,000 nurses a year deepens Iran’s staffing crisis. Patient Safety: Four newborn deaths at a Meybod hospital have prompted concerns about infrastructure failures and possible negligence. Medicine Access: Iran’s first domestically produced insulin is expected to reach the market in January, and an Iranian company has developed a radiopharmaceutical for cancer diagnosis.

Hospital Strain: Two public hospitals in Kermanshah have had no working hysteroscopy machines since July, forcing patients to pay for private tests and delaying some diagnoses of uterine cancer. Residents also report hygiene failures and poor treatment. Medicine Access: Reports say shortages of essential medicines in Iran are driving patients toward black markets; Iran says more than 100 petrochemical and pharmaceutical sites were damaged in US attacks, raising concerns about supplies. Staffing and Safety: Iranian nurses are protesting low, delayed wages amid a broader healthcare crisis. Separately, suspected infrastructure failures and negligence at a hospital in Meybod were linked to the deaths of four newborns.

Medicine Access: Shortages of essential drugs in Iran are pushing patients toward the black market, raising concerns about affordability and safe access. Diagnostic Care: An Iranian study found that four in ten COVID-19 chest CT scans were medically unnecessary, pointing to possible overuse of imaging. Health Workforce: Iranian nurses are protesting low and delayed wages as reports warn of growing strain on healthcare services. Insulin Supply: Domestically produced insulin is expected to enter Iran’s market in January, offering a potential boost to local supply.

Medical integrity: Two doctors in the UK were struck off after helping overseas medical graduates cheat on the PLAB Part 2 exam by coaching candidates on confidential practical stations. Healthcare workforce & access: Iran’s representative to the Chemical Weapons Convention says US attacks damaged 111 Iranian petrochemical and pharmaceutical sites, including 44 pharmaceutical factories—raising fears of supply-chain disruption for medicines. Public health & mental strain: A Pentagon memo orders US Cyber Command to address psychological tolls after a cluster of suicides, citing high-tempo cyber operations and lack of recovery periods. Health systems under pressure: A report on the FlyDubai cockpit attack highlights how sudden violence can quickly overwhelm emergency response and medical care, with injured crew and passengers needing rapid treatment. Diabetes research: A new review discusses how endocrine-disrupting chemicals and gut microbiota may connect to type 2 diabetes mechanisms, pointing to probiotic-based therapeutic directions. Policy & wellbeing: A US debate spotlighted health care and abortion as central campaign issues, reflecting how health policy remains a top voter concern.