Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Pandemic Management in Iran; a Commentary
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine,
Vol. 12 No. 1 (2024),
1 January 2024
,
Page e24
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v12i1.2241
Abstract
Iran’s healthcare system is considered to be one of the most enduring and resilient ones in the Middle East (1). It had successful records in tackling various infectious diseases by producing vaccines at the Pasteur and Razi institutes for several years’ duration (2). However, COVID-19 has severely affected the healthcare system in Iran. From the beginning of the pandemic until January 01, 2024, over 146,000 cases lost their lives to COVID-19, with almost nine peaks resurgence (3). In this paper, the challenges regarding the control of COVID-19 in Iran are discussed, while the competences were discussed earlier (1).
- COVID-19
- Iran
- Health policy
- Disease management
- Burnout, professional
- Conflict of interest
- Health personnel
- Internship and residency
- Disease X
- Mortality
- Vaccination
- Policy making
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