So near, so far: four decades of health policy reforms in Iran, achievements and challenges
L Doshmangir, M Bazyar, R Majdzadeh… - Archives of Iranian …, 2019 - journalaim.com
The Islamic revolution of 1979 in Iran emphasized social justice as a pillar for development.
The fundamental steps towards universal equitable access to high-quality healthcare …
The fundamental steps towards universal equitable access to high-quality healthcare …
Iran health insurance system in transition: equity concerns and steps to achieve universal health coverage
Background Equity, efficiency, sustainability, acceptability to clients and providers, and
quality are the cornerstones of universal health coverage (UHC). No country has a single …
quality are the cornerstones of universal health coverage (UHC). No country has a single …
[HTML][HTML] Iran's health-care system in transition
B Heshmati, H Joulaei - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Iran's health system has undergone several reforms in the past three decades with many
challenges and successes. The most important reform was the establishment of the National …
challenges and successes. The most important reform was the establishment of the National …
[HTML][HTML] Policy options to reduce fragmentation in the pooling of health insurance funds in Iran
There are fragmentations in Iran's health insurance system. Multiple health insurance funds
exist, without adequate provisions for transfer or redistribution of cross subsidy among them …
exist, without adequate provisions for transfer or redistribution of cross subsidy among them …
[HTML][HTML] Health financing consequences of implementing health transformation plan in Iran: achievements and challenges
Backing by strong political support of the government, Ministry of Health and Medical
Education (MoHME) launched a major and ambitious reform in Iran on May 5, 2014 entitled …
Education (MoHME) launched a major and ambitious reform in Iran on May 5, 2014 entitled …
[HTML][HTML] Comparing the health care system of Iran with various countries
Background: Gaining health is an inalienable right of every human being; therefore,
governments are required to provide a minimum of health care services for all people who …
governments are required to provide a minimum of health care services for all people who …
Does autonomy for public hospitals in developing countries increase performance? Evidence-based case studies
W De Geyndt - Social science & medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Governments in middle and low income countries have sought ways for the past
decades to make their public hospitals more performing. The objectives of this assessment …
decades to make their public hospitals more performing. The objectives of this assessment …
Setting health care services tariffs in Iran: half a century quest for a window of opportunity
L Doshmangir, A Rashidian, F Kouhi… - International Journal for …, 2020 - Springer
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 …
and is heavily criticized by many stakeholders. This paper explores the experience of setting …
[HTML][HTML] The effect of influenza vaccine on severity of COVID-19 infection: An original study from Iran
S Kalantari, A Sadeghzadeh-Bazargan… - Medical Journal of the …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The COVID-19 infection is a novel virus that mainly targets the respiratory
system via specific receptors without any coronavirus-targeted therapies. Many efforts have …
system via specific receptors without any coronavirus-targeted therapies. Many efforts have …
Opening the black box: the experiences and lessons from the public hospitals autonomy policy in Iran
INTRODUCTION: Policy formulation and adoption often happen in a black box.
Implementation challenges affect and modify the nature of a policy. We analyzed hospitals' …
Implementation challenges affect and modify the nature of a policy. We analyzed hospitals' …