Obstacles and challenges of protecting the right to health in Iran's legal system

The right to have the highest attainable standards of health is one of the most important human rights, which is recognized as one of the fundamental rights in the international human rights system. However, in Iranian law, the implementation of this right, like some other rights, is faced with obstacles and legal challenges, and obviously, achieving an optimal health system will require identifying and removing these obstacles in the first place. Based on this, in the following article, the main question has been answered by a descriptive-analytical method and citing library sources, what are the main obstacles and legal challenges of the right to health in Iranian law? The purpose of the current research is to identify the obstacles facing the discussed field in order to remove the aforementioned obstacles and achieve a more favorable legal system in this field. The findings of the research show the fact that not paying attention to the precise and standard meaning and concept of the right to health as well as various factors affecting it in the relevant laws of the country, not solving the problem of conflict of interests, weakness in the legal supervision system and weakness in guaranteeing the implementation of existing laws. In addition, some other legal loopholes are among the most important legal obstacles and challenges facing the right to health, as a result of removing these obstacles, amending existing laws and policies in this field is one of the main requirements of the country's legislative system.