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What is the connection between the Iran war and the impending medical glove crisis in hospitals worldwide?

April 18, 2026اقتصاد – الشروق أونلاينechoroukonline.comTranslated from Arabic
What is the connection between the Iran war and the impending medical glove crisis in hospitals worldwide?

Rubber glove manufacturers have raised their product prices by about 40 percent, with warnings of production cuts and the possibility of supply shortages by late May, due to the repercussions of the war in Iran that restricted the availability of essential raw materials, raising increasing concerns within the global healthcare sector. According to Ong Chun Song, an equity research analyst at CIMB Securities, as reported by Reuters, the average price of gloves made from synthetic rubber has risen to $29 for a box containing 1,000 gloves, indicating the mounting pressures on supply chains. Read the full content on Echourouk Online.

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