Health Minister on Maritime Transport Restrictions: Some Claim Medicine and Medical Equipment Are Not Under Sanctions, but This Claim Is Far From Reality / Such Claims, When Access to Vital Needs Is Restricted, Raise Serious Human and Ethical Questions

The Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, regarding the restrictions on maritime transport and meeting the country's needs, said: Some claim that medicine and medical equipment are not under sanctions, but this claim is far from the existing realities. Such claims, at a time when access to vital needs is restricted, raise serious human and ethical questions.

Ambassador Arjan: Zafarqandi said: Some claim that medicine and medical equipment are not embargoed, but this claim is far from the existing facts.

The Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, regarding the restrictions created in the field of maritime transportation and meeting the country's needs, said: Some claim that medicine and medical equipment are not embargoed, but this claim is far from the existing facts. Such claims, in a situation where access to vital needs is limited, raise serious human and moral questions.

Pointing to the problems of various economic and industrial sectors and attacks on some infrastructures, including steel factories and Asalouye facilities, Zafar Qandi emphasized: The country is in a special situation and the health sector is not separated from the consequences of these conditions.

Emphasizing the patience and stability of the nursing community in the difficult conditions of war, he said: Patience and tolerance in difficult times is one of the valuable human criteria, which we clearly saw in the behavior and performance of nurses and health workers during the war.

Regarding the special conditions of the country during the war days, Zafar Qandi added: Everyone knows that the situation is not normal and different parts of the country are facing many difficulties. In such a situation, patience and persistence become especially important.