Table 5 Network metrics, including degree, closeness, betweenness and eigenvector centralities, computed for the different stakeholders involved with HCV policy-making in Iran

Ministry of Health and Medical Education

29

1

74.85

1.00

Parliament

25

0.90

26.18

0.97

Social media

25

0.90

26.18

0.97

News websites

25

0.90

26.18

0.97

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting

18

0.73

7.44

0.78

Law Enforcement Force

17

0.71

9.01

0.73

Judicial system

16

0.70

6.50

0.70

Clerics

15

0.68

4.69

0.67

Elites

14

0.66

2.64

0.66

Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation

14

0.66

9.58

0.59

Municipalities

13

0.65

2.49

0.61

Government insurances

13

0.65

6.08

0.55

Medical Universities

13

0.65

5.41

0.58

Iran Drug Control Headquarters

13

0.65

1.69

0.63

State Prisons and Security and Corrective Measures Organisation

12

0.63

1.23

0.59

State Welfare Organisation

12

0.63

2.43

0.55

Scientific centres

11

0.62

1.60

0.53

Non-governmental organisations

11

0.62

1.11

0.54

Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

9

0.59

0.74

0.43

Iranian Blood Transfusion Organisation

9

0.59

1.00

0.41

Military forces

8

0.58

0.21

0.41

Iranian Red Crescent

8

0.58

0.56

0.40

Government pharmaceutical companies

8

0.58

1.43

0.38

Ministry of Education

8

0.58

0.30

0.42

Ministry of Sport and Youth

7

0.57

0.09

0.38

WHO

6

0.56

2.00

0.30

Private insurances

4

0.53

0.14

0.16

Private pharmaceutical companies

4

0.53

0.12

0.19

Eastern Mediterranean Regional Organization

2

0.51

0.00

0.08