Table 2 Role of international factors on AMR management in IRAN
From: Control of antimicrobial resistance in Iran: the role of international factors
Theme | Sub-themes | Codes |
|---|---|---|
Enabling factors in the AMR containment | Facilitating policy making process | ▪ International Advocacy for the AMR agenda setting ▪ Cooperation in the establishment of national AMR surveillance system ▪ WHO Support for AMR monitoring programs ▪ The role of the Codex Alimentarius Committee (CAC) in developing a platform for promoting cross-sectoral cooperation and improving national standards |
Knowledge transfer | ▪ Holding workshops and meetings ▪ Easing students’ dispatch for continuing their education | |
Predisposing factors for AMR | Neighboring Countries related issues | ▪ AMR transmission risk ▪ Medicines and livestock trafficking |
Sanctions and the supply of AMR medical products and technologies | ▪ Inflation of medical supplies ▪ Difficulty of payments to the foreign sellers and inward shipping | |
Sanctions and stewardship | ▪ Corruption and lack of transparency ▪ Increased cost of food-producing animals and the effect on antimicrobials overuse Expediency; preference for the access over quality | |
Sanctions and financing | ▪ Budget reduction for AMR policies ▪ More attention to the curative medicine | |
Sanctions and research and knowledge sharing | ▪ Quantity and quality of research on AMR ▪ Researchers’ communication with global scientific community |