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readiness to expand cooperation with Iran and called for developing bilateral relations in the field of health.Einollahi also asked Lozano
to use all efforts to develop bilateral cooperation in the field of health during her stay in Iran, pointing to the history of cooperation
and friendship between Iran and Switzerland in the past.Lozano also met and exchanged views with Mohammad Hossein Nicknam, the deputy health
minister for international affairs.Appreciating the presence of Swiss pharmaceutical, food, and medical equipment companies in Iran during
sanctions, Nicknam called for the efforts of the two countries to ease the conditions and resolve possible problems for the continued
presence of these companies in Iran.Rise in pharmaceuticals, medical productionsThe import of pharmaceuticals has declined in Iran by 91
Administration, said last October.Based on innovative indicators of health technology development in 2021, Iran was ranked 60th among 132
countries.Today, all medicine used in the treatment of coronavirus are produced by domestic manufacturers, and if we wanted to import all
the items, there would be a high exchange rate, he further stated, emphasizing that COVID-19 vaccine development indicates the
made locally.A total of 227 knowledge-based firms are supplying medical equipment for health centers across the country, according to the
Vice Presidency for Science and Technology.Knowledge-based companies can produce any medicine effective in countering coronavirus or
approved by the scientific committee within a week to 10 days, Sourena Sattari, vice president for science and technology, said.Also, Iran
is capable of production of biopharmaceuticals, which has so far reached 28 items, making Iran the third leading country in Asia.Based on
innovative indicators of health technology development in 2021, Iran was ranked 60th among 132 countries, which shows an improvement of 60
steps compared to 2014, the deputy health minister for research and technology, has announced.Despite the sanctions that have existed since
