Table 2

Content analysis of agenda-setting to combat microbial threats in Iran (Tehran, Iran, 2022)

ThemesSubthemes
Magnitude of the problem

  1. Severity and extent

Actors power

  1. Pressure from external stakeholders

  2. Insufficient commitment and leadership of politicians

  3. Wear and tear of the MoHME structure

  4. Fragmented organisations

  5. The power and authority of the surveillance system

Priorities

  1. Under-prioritisation of infectious disease

  2. Focus on curative rather than preventive measures

  • MoHME, Ministry of Health and Medical Education.