Strategies of Hepatitis B vaccine export to the Middle East and Central Asian countries

Introduction: This paper proposes an appropriate strategy for exporting Hepatitis B vaccine, manufactured by Pasteur Institute of Iran, to other countries. Methods: Eeffectiveness factors and their relative variables were found out by factor analysis method in SPSS software. Results: We could identify 6 main factors which can extremely affect the export of this product. We evaluated manufacturerrsquo;s strategic position among its competitors and the production market via SPACE model and put the obtained scores from the factor analysis method in this model matrix. Conclusion: We determined Iraq as the target market and identified suitable strategies for exporting the vaccine to this country.