After US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, restored sanctions put cancer patients at risk:
8 min readRestrictions on payment for medications or equipment, in addition to problems shipping goods to and from Iran, have made it more difficult to get quick and widespread access to medicine.It was four weeks to her wedding in September when Mohaddeseh Gol Alizadeh, a 26-year-old nurse, realized her mother’s colon cancer had returned. The news was devastating, but what followed turned into a nightmare for the family.
withdrew from the Iranian nuclear deal in 2018. The deal signed in 2015 between Iran and six world powers eased sanctions on Iran in return for Tehran scaling back its nuclear stockpiles and manufacturing activities. "We were all shocked when we heard the news. Our activities are purely for medical purposes. About 800,000 Iranians use our products annually," Mohammad Reza Davarpanah, head of Pars Isotope Company, said in an interview with ABC News.
“Raw materials of radiopharmaceuticals are like ice. They melt away and decay if they are not delivered on time,” explained Dr. Davoud Beigi, nuclear pharmacist and professor of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, about the importance of the logistics and access in nuclear medicine production. Neither the U.S. Department of the Treasury, nor Emirates, Qatar Airways or Turkish Airlines responded to ABC News' inquiries about the sanction on Pars Isotope Company.Iranian medical facilities also provide services to patients from other countries like Iraq, who come in search for more affordable treatment options than may be offered in their own countries.
While tensions between Iran and the U.S. over Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain unresolved, there are attempts to ease the heavy burden of sanctions on Iranian people. Protests led to a crackdown by the Iranian government, which, according to Amnesty International reports, left nearly 300 killed. As a further control measure, the government cut off internet access for a week.
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