Iran’s Medical Council urges global health bodies to act over US sanctions

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Iran’s Medical Council urged the WHO, ICRC, and World Medical Association to act against the effects of US sanctions on patients. The appeal frames access to medical care as a humanitarian issue amid political and military pressure.

TEHRAN – The Iranian Medical Council has called on the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the World Medical Association (WMA) to take immediate action against the use of patients’ lives as a tool of political and military pressure.