Identifying flood response experiences in Iranian health system: A qualitative study

One of the most essential purposes health system is to ensure that people affected by various disastrous events, such as floods, have access timely basic services. Therefore, enhancing preparedness and response plans for events should be a national priority. Because complexity devastating impacts floods on public health, it crucial understand aspects flood experience in country. The experiences managers operational staff from units Iranian are valuable source understanding complexities. These were explored using 19 semi-structured interviews with who had firsthand this phenomenon. Based results, order provide plan, necessary adhere principles foundations can meet needs arising flood. Our study showed system's flooding divided into two categories: initial specific functions. A comprehensive requires an function prevent impacts, functions needed treat flood-related diseases. results could form basis future floods.