作者
Rahim Khodayari-Zarnaq, Edris Kakemam, Morteza Arab-Zozani, Jamal Rasouli, Mobin Sokhanvar
发表日期
2020/3/2
期刊
International Journal of Health Governance
卷号
25
期号
1
页码范围
46-56
出版商
Emerald Publishing Limited
简介
Purpose
The effectiveness of non-governmental organization (NGO) participation in the healthcare sector has been demonstrated globally. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the status of Iranian NGOs’ contribution to health policy-making, the barriers to and strategies for developing their contribution.
Design/methodology/approach
In this qualitative study, 25 participants were recruited from health-related NGOs in Tabriz, Iran. Semi-structured, in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted. Furthermore, a set of relevant documents were collected and their contents evaluated. The text of documents and interviews were analyzed using a thematic (deductive–inductive) approach using NVivo software.
Findings
Most NGO activity has been in the area of providing services, whereas the least amount of activity has been in the domain of policy-making. Factors that were influential for NGO participation in policy …
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