Abstract Background The Astana Declaration on Primary Health Care reiterated that PHC is
a cornerstone of a sustainable health system for universal health coverage (UHC) and …

Background Equity, efficiency, sustainability, acceptability to clients and providers, and
quality are the cornerstones of universal health coverage (UHC). No country has a single …

Introduction Comprehensive primary care is a key component of any good health system.
Designers need to incorporate the Starfield requirements of (i) a defined population,(ii) …

Aim: This study aimed to explore the current challenges of Iran's Iranian Primary Health Care
(PHC) network and possible ways forward. Background: PHC network was established in …

Background Health systems need to prioritize their services, ensuring efficiency and
equitable health provision allocation and access. Alongside, health technology assessment …

Background The process of medical tariffs setting in Iran remains to be a contentious issue
and is heavily criticized by many stakeholders. This paper explores the experience of setting …

Background Imbalance in distribution of Health Care Workers (HCWs) in a country is a
global challenge. Almost all of the rural and underdeveloped areas are struggling with the …

Background Assessing the quality of health services gives insights to managers about the
status of services delivered by them, especially from the client's perspective. Although …

There are many problems with hospital departments that decrease patients' satisfaction and
hospitals' performance. Although there are many qualitative and quantitative methods to …

Iran has been hit by six waves of COVID-19 infection since the outbreak of COVID-19 was
announced by authorities in March, 2020. 1 The unprecedented and unknown nature of the …