Health technology assessment: A necessity in post-sanctions Iran while implementing the health transformation plan

Health technology assessment: A necessity in post-sanctions Iran while implementing the health transformation plan

Iran’s health system is in the serious need of reconstructing its infrastructures, a significant part of which is health technologies. An untapped market of 80 million people will be open to technologies of the world through Iran's entry to post-sanctions era. Health Technology Assessment projects date back to nearly eight years ago in Iran. However, given the current circumstances, its a...

Health Financing Consequences of Implementing Health Transformation Plan in Iran: Achievements and Challenges

Comparison of Shariati hospital performance in Tehran before and after the health system transformation plan using a dynamic multi-attribute decision-making method

Abstract: Background: Iranian Health system Transformation plan has been implemented since 2014 with the aim of financial protection of people, equity establishment in access to health services and quality improvement of hospital services. Hospital performance evaluation is essential in order to monitor the health system transformation plan. One of the tools for evaluating hospital performance...

Assessment of the Effects of Economic Sanctions on Iranians’ Right to Health by Using Human Rights Impact Assessment Tool: A Systematic Review

Background Over the years, economic sanctions have contributed to violation of right to health in target countries. Iran has been under comprehensive unilateral economic sanctions by groups of countries (not United Nations [UN]) in recent years. They have been intensified from 2012 because of international community’s uncertainty about peaceful purpose of Iran’s nuclear program and inadequacy o...

بررسی برنامه ارتقاء خدمات اورژانس هوایی در طرح تحول نظام سلامت: مروری بر پیشینه، ضرورت، نتایج و چالش‌های آن

Check the Program Upgrading the Air Emergency Services in the Health Transformation Plan: A Review of the Background, Necessity, Results and Challenges   Mohammad Aghajani1, Ali Shahrami2*, Peirhossein Kolivand3, Amin Saberinia4, Gholamreza Masoumi5, Mohammad Sarvar6, Hassan Nori7, Parvaneh Ezati8, Ali Maher9, Alireza Olyaeemanesh10, Mosa Tabatabaei11, Jamshid Kermanchi12, Farah babaei13, Has...