The Impact of Economic Sanctions on Health and Strategies for Mitigation: A Glance at the Case of Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sanctions can affect humanitarian, GDP growth, the value of the national currency, income inequality, poverty, food security, and health. This study aims to represent the relationship between sanctions and public health and the strategies to deal with it.

Methods

The study used a mixed-methods approach. We used data and information from two sources: a scoping literature review and a survey on experts' opinions (10 participants from health policymakers, managers, and researchers). Inductive thematic analysis was adopted to analyze the qualitative data with the MAXQDA software version 10.

Results

The international economic sanctions affect directly and indirectly on targeted population's right to access social welfare and health. The literature review about I

SUBMITTER: Mohammadshahi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12440346 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature