MNA � Iranian Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh says that the country needs to import more than 50% of the raw material needed to produce medicine inside the country, adding that special, expensive and new drugs come from outside.







�We urgently need to use the latest scientific achievements in the health sector because people have the right to access the latest scientific achievements in order to enjoy full health,� Hassan�Ghazizadeh Hashemi�said during the inauguration ceremony of a new special ward of Khatamolanbia Hospital in Tehran on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Iranian health minister said that the country is in a good condition in terms of�meeting medical needs despite the sanctions, adding �while the United States claims that they have not imposed sanctions on our pharmaceuticals, Iranians and people of the world know that their claim is baseless.�

�Unfortunately, in the twenty-first century there are people on the international stage�whose claims do not match with their actions in the field of human rights,� he noted.

Furthermore, the Iranian minister said �despite all the hardships, we will do our best to meet people's medical needs, especially those with special diseases.�