Tehran (IP) - The Iranian Health Minister says that 99 percent of used medicine in the country is domestically made.

Iran PressIran news: The Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi on Saturday in a visit to the southwestern city of Yasuj, hailing Iran's potential in the realm of health and treatment.

Of all the achievements of the Islamic Republic, training the physicians and medical personnel is one of the biggest, he noted.

Iran is the strongest country in the sphere of healthcare in the region, he further noted.

In terms of control of contagious patients, control of maternal mortality and life expectancy, the country stands at the top level, he said.

Iranian health sector is producing 99% of the drugs taken in the country, he pointed out.

As much as 40% of the country's medical equipment is produced through domestic knowledge-based companies and other factories, he added.

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