Army Opens COVID Specialized Pharmacy in Tehran

The specialized pharmacy that provides the necessary medicines for the coronavirus patients has opened after Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian Armed Forces to help the healthcare personnel in the fight against the pandemic.

Located in downtown Tehran, the pharmacy covers an area of more than 1,000 square meters and was set up in only 48 hours.

Army Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari and the chief of staff of the president’s office, Gholam Hossein Esmaeili, attended the opening ceremony on Tuesday morning.

In a televised speech delivered on August 11, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed the need for collective action in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, saying, “I have heard that pharmacies and hospitals are lacking in medication or that medicines are hard to find, but that they are available in the black market at a several times higher price. If this is true, this shows the existence of a fundamental problem in the distribution network. This should be seriously confronted and prevented. Medicines should easily be within the people’s reach.”

The Leader also highlighted the role of the military forces in helping the medical staff, noting, “In the first months, when the disease had just appeared, the military forces–whether the Army or the IRGC–seriously entered the arena and accomplished great feats. Basij cooperated very well. Although they are active in the present time as well, they should use their full potential and help the people.”