Evaluation of Implementation Laws for the Health Sector in the Fifth Development Plan

Evaluation of Implementation Laws for the Health Sector in the Fifth Development Plan Behzad Damari 1, Alireza Heidari 2,  *, Behzad Adhami 3, Abbas Vosoogh Moghaddam 4 1Governance and Health Department, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran 3Islamic Consultative Assembly, Tehran, Iran 4Secretariat of the High Council for Health and Food Security, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran Abstract Background: Development plans define the goals and responsibilities of each sector of society in each area, and each governmental organization is achieving some of these goals. It is expected that, through appraisal of the program, executive managers across the country will be aware of the challenges of law enforcement and will be resolved for future periods. Methods: This study was conducted based on the participatory evaluation model of programs and policies. The study was conducted in two parts: document analysis and views of experts. The data collection method was in-depth interviews, focused group discussions, and review of written and online documents that were analyzed by content analysis method. Results: Out of the 25 laws reviewed in the Fifth Development Plan, only three articles of law included the development of a desirable food basket for the Iranian community under article 34. The development of traditional medicine, article 34, the focus of policy, planning, and oversight health in the Ministry of Health has been fully implemented under article 36. Most of the provisions of the law have stopped at the first stage of drafting documents for the conversion of the law into force. The average progress score of the Fifth Development Plan with a different weight approach and different weight stages of the rules was calculated to be approximately 38%. Conclusions: Considering the low level of implementation of the Fifth Development Plan, consideration of the reasons for the non-implementation of health laws in the country and the need for more periodic monitoring of the implementation of devices to monitor the components of health laws is suggested. Keywords: Evaluation, Implementation, Legal Articles, Health Sector, Fifth Development Plan Please cite this article as follows: Damari B, Heidari A, Adhami B, Vosoogh Moghaddam A. Evaluation of Implementation Laws for health sector in fifth development plan. Hakim Health Sys Res 2019; 22(2): 94- 99. *Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor, Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golha St., Gorgan, Iran. Tel: +98-9120126458, Fax: +98-1732160331, Email: [email protected]