Being the second-largest country in the Middle East, Iran has a long history of civilisation
during which several dynasties have been overthrown and established and health-related …

Introduction Document analysis is commonly used in health policy analysis (HPA) studies,
but the purpose and rigour of application is unclear. This review explored the application …

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 …

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

Background Health systems reform is inevitable due to the never-ending changing nature of
societal health needs and policy dynamism. Today, the Health Transformation Plan (HTP) …

Background Previous studies mentioned four organizational structures for hospitals, which
are budgetary, autonomous, corporate, and private. Nevertheless, healthcare decision …

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 …

Objective: To explore historically primary healthcare (PHC) development in Iran in the light
of development plans before and after the Islamic Revolution. The results of this study can …

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 …

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 …