Economic barriers to prevent the smuggling of health goods in Iran.
Farzaneh Mahmoudi MeymandAmirhossein TakianEbrahim JaafaripooyanPublished in: BMJ global health (2024)
Smuggling health goods has become a concerning challenge in the health sector. It is, therefore, imperative to develop and implement appropriate policies and operations towards security and international cooperation, lobbying and coalition-building. Demonopolisation, creating competitive and dynamic markets, removal of rent-seeking layers at all levels, and the use of commercial diplomacy to reduce the burden of smuggling in the health sector of Iran, and perhaps beyond might be of sizeable use to combat such challenge.