Middle East conflict deepens medicine crisis in Pakistan, rising costs and shortage push patients to brink

The Middle East conflict is exacerbating a medicine crisis in Pakistan, with shortages and rapidly rising prices pushing patients into a financial crisis. The war between the US and Iran is disrupting global supply chains, increasing pharmaceutical production costs, and impacting Pakistan’s pharmaceutical sector. Concerns are mounting about a potential ‘man-made’ epidemic due to government policy failures and irrational prescribing practices.